Biodiversity & Conservation

Corallina officinalis on very exposed lower eulittoral rock

LR.HLR.FR.Coff

ELR.Coff

Image Keith Hiscock - Steep bedrock shore with Corallina officinalis (ELR.Coff). Image width ca 1 m.
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LR.HLR.FR.Coff recorded (dark blue bullet) and expected (light blue bullet) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)

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For a list of 2004 characterising species please see the JNCC website.

Map icon UK and Ireland classification

Major habitat LR Littoral rock (and other hard substrata)
Habitat complex LR.HLR High energy littoral rock
Biotope complex LR.HLR.FR Robust fucoid and/or red seaweed communities
Biotope LR.HLR.FR.Coff Corallina officinalis on exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock

Additional information icon Additional information

European Union Nature Information System (EUNIS) habitat classification code: A1.122/B-ELR.FR.Coff - Corallina officinalis on very exposed lower eulittoral rock (Davies & Moss, 1998).

This review can be cited as follows:

Tyler-Walters, H. 2005. Corallina officinalis on very exposed lower eulittoral rock. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 26/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=130&code=2004>