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Concept: Infralittoral mobile clean sand with sparse fauna in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.231
Preferred label Infralittoral mobile clean sand with sparse fauna
Definition Medium to fine sandy sediment in shallow water, often formed into dunes, on exposed or tide-swept coasts often contains very little infauna due to the mobility of the substratum. Some opportunistic populations of infaunal amphipods may occur, particularly in less mobile examples in conjunction with low numbers of mysids such as [Gastrosaccus spinifer], the polychaete [Nephtys cirrosa] and the isopod [Eurydice pulchra]. Sand eels [Ammodytes] sp. may occasionally be observed in association with this biotope (and others). This biotope is more mobile than SSA.NcirBat and may be closely related to LSa.BarSa on the shore. Common epifaunal species such as [Pagurus bernhardus], [Liocarcinus depurator], [Carcinus maenas] and [Asterias rubens] may be encountered and are the most conspicuous species present.
Notation A5.231
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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