ME1-221 - Reteporella et éponges Axinellid sur roche du bathyal supérieur en Atlantique

Reteporella and Axinellidsponges on Atlantic upper bathyal rock

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

This biotope occurs on cobbles and pebbles on sandy sea bed possibly associated with shallow iceberg ploughmarks, characterised by Axinellid and massive lobose sponges, cup sponges and bryozoan Reteporella attached to the cobbles, with squat lobsters sheltering under the cobbles. It is similar to a deeper expression of the shallower biotope “deep sponge communities (circalittoral)".

Bibliography

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