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Concept: [Pelvetia canaliculata] on sheltered variable salinity littoral fringe rock in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A1.321
Preferred label [Pelvetia canaliculata] on sheltered variable salinity littoral fringe rock
Definition Lower littoral fringe bedrock or stable boulders and mixed substrata on very sheltered to extremely sheltered variable salinity shores characterised by a dense cover of the wrack [Pelvetia canaliculata], which often overgrows a crust of black lichens [Verrucaria maura]. The wrack [Fucus spiralis] can be present among the [P. canaliculata]. This biotope lacks the density of barnacles found among the [P. canaliculata] on more exposed shores though the occasional [Semibalanus balanoides] or [Elminius modestus] can be found. The winkle [Littorina saxatilis] occurs, as do a variety of amphipods. The red alga [Catenella caespitosa] can be present in more shaded areas as well as the green seaweed [Enteromorpha intestinalis]. Situation: This biotope are found in the lower littoral fringe on sheltered shores below biotopes dominated by [V. maura] (Ver.Ver) and above biotopes dominated by [F. spiralis] (Fspi).
Notation A1.321
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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