Concept: Circalittoral fine sand in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.25
Preferred label	Circalittoral fine sand
Definition	Clean fine sands with less than 5% silt/clay in deeper water, either on the open coast or in tide-swept channels of marine inlets in depths of over 15-20 m. The habitat may also extend offshore and is characterised by a wide range of echinoderms (in some areas including the pea urchin [Echinocyamus pusillus]), polychaetes and bivalves. This habitat is generally more stable than shallower, infralittoral sands and consequently supports a more diverse community.
Notation	A5.25
Status	Valid
Status Modified	2014-01-31
Accepted Date	2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
Has broader	A5.2 (Sublittoral sand) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has narrower	A5.251 ([Echinocyamus pusillus], [Ophelia borealis] and [Abra prismatica] in circalittoral fine sand) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.252 ([Abra prismatica], [Bathyporeia elegans] and polychaetes in circalittoral fine sand) in biodiversity/eunishabitats A5.253 (Medium to very fine sand, 100-120 m, with polychaetes [Spiophanes kroyeri], [Amphipectene auricoma], [Myriochele] sp., [Aricidea wassi] and amphipods [Harpinia antennaria]) in biodiversity/eunishabitats
Has exact match	http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/habitats/5428