Communities of Marmara infralittoral coastal terrigenous muds

Infralittoral sediments of pure mud, more or less clayey, almost always derived from the erosion of rocks on land carried to the sea by rivers. Any coarse debris that is deposited is quickly covered by mud, with the result that no epifauna develops. In sheltered areas this habitat is characterized by associations withCymodocea nodosaandZostera noltii. Characteristic species: Turritella sp.,Sternaspis scutata, Philine aperta, Sphaerocardium paucicostatum, Veretillum cynomorium, Aphrodita aculeata, Stichopus regalis, Holothuria tubulosa. Also Cymodocea nodosa and Zostera noltii.

Código Eunis 2021: MB643