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Concept: Pontic [Ficopomatus enigmaticus] reefs in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A2.73
Preferred label Pontic [Ficopomatus enigmaticus] reefs
Definition Rocky substratum macrozoobenthic community that is present in confined waters of variable salinity (like harbours and lagoons) principally composed by the polychaete neozoon [Ficopomatus enigmaticus] Fauvel 1923 syn. [Mercierella enigmaticus]; in protected waters it may cover the entire hard substratum with a mass of erect, contiguous and intertwined calcareous tubes (up to 20 cm long). The reefs it builds constitute a highly tridimensional complex biotope (up to 50 cm thick), unique in the Black Sea and harbouring a diverse fauna from the other principal macroinvertebrate hard bottom Mytilus dominated community. Mussel juveniles sometimes attach themselves on the surface of the reef but never survive to adulthood. The dominant species of this community are [Ficopomatus] and [Balanus] while the numeric subdominance is attained by [Palaemon], [Xantho], [Orchestia] and [Spaheroma] (Micu & Micu 2004).
Notation A2.73
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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