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Concept: [Fucus spiralis] on full salinity exposed to moderately exposed upper eulittoral rock in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A1.212
Preferred label [Fucus spiralis] on full salinity exposed to moderately exposed upper eulittoral rock
Definition Exposed to moderately exposed upper eulittoral bedrock characterised by a band of the spiral wrack [Fucus spiralis] overlying the black lichen [Verrucaria maura] and the olive green lichen [Verrucaria mucosa]. Underneath the fronds of [F. spiralis] is a community consisting of the limpet [Patella vulgata], the winkles [Littorina saxatilis] and [Littorina littorea], the mussel [Mytilus edulis] and the barnacle [Semibalanus balanoides]. The whelk [Nucella lapillus] can be found in cracks and crevices preying on the mussels and barnacles. During the summer months ephemeral green seaweeds such as [Enteromorpha intestinalis] can be common. The insect [Anurida maritima] can be present in this zone taking shelter in cracks and crevices when the tide comes in. Situation: This zone usually lies below a zone dominated by the wrack [Pelvetia canaliculata] (PelB), but occasional clumps of [P. canaliculata] may be present (usually less than common) amongst the [F. spiralis]. FspiB occurs above the wrack [Fucus vesiculosus] (FvesB) zones. Vertical surfaces in this zone, especially on moderately exposed shores, often lack the fucoids and are characterised by a barnacle-limpet dominated community (Sem).
Notation A1.212
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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