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Barnacles and Littorina littorea on unstable eulittoral mixed substrata
LR.HLR.MusB.Sem.LitX
Image Paul Brazier - Boulder shore backed by low cliffs (SLR.Bllit) Image width ca 1m in foreground.
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LR.HLR.MusB.Sem.LitX recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
For a list of 2004 characterising species please see the JNCC website.
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.MusB | Mussel and/or barnacle communities |
| Biotope | LR.HLR.MusB.Sem | Semibalanus balanoides on exposed to moderately exposed or vertical sheltered eulittoral rock |
Additional information
European Union Nature Information System (EUNIS) habitat classification code: A1.321/B-SLR.FX.BLlit - Barnacles and Littorina littorea on unstable eulittoral mixed substrata (Davies & Moss, 1998).
This review can be cited as follows:
Hill, J.M. 2002. Barnacles and Littorina littorea on unstable eulittoral mixed substrata. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 21/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=340&code=2004>
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