Concept: Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixed sediment or rock in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.528
Preferred label Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixed sediment or rock
Definition Shallow muddy sediments, often with boulders, cobbles and pebbles around the edges of lagoons, or other areas that are exposed to wide salinity variations are unsuitable for colonisation by many species. Such areas may be colonised by a dense blanket of ephemeral green algae such as [Enteromorpha] spp., [Chaetomorpha linum], [Cladophora liniformis] or [Rhizoclonium riparium]. This biotope may also contain some red seaweeds, such as [Furcellaria lumbricalis], but always at low abundance (compare with PolFur). Amongst the filamentous green algae, grazing molluscs and solitary ascidians may be present. Infauna may typically include [Corophium volutator], [Heterochaeta costata], [Tubificoides benedeni] and other taxa suited for low/variable salinity environments.
Notation A5.528
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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