MF1-511 - Récifs de Desmophyllum pertusum (anciennement Lophelia pertusa) du bathyal inférieur en Méditerranée

Mediterranean lower bathyal Lophelia pertusa reefs

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Facies of the framework-building coral Lophelia pertusa, accompanied by the solitary coral Desmophyllum dianthus, antipatharians (Leiopathes), octocorals (the calcified gorgonacean Corallium rubrum) and yellow corals (Dendrophyllia). Serpulids, cirripeds such as the large barnacle Pachylasma giganteum, bivalves, sponges and gastropods which feed on corals contribute to the richness of these assemblages.

Bibliographie

European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity 2022. EUNIS marine habitat classification 2022 including crosswalks. Table Excel. (Source)