Mediterranean offshore circalittoral rock

The offshore rocky bottoms of the Mediterranean circalittoral, due to the extremely dim-light, are characterised by the absence of macroscopic plant life and by the dominance animal assemblages mainly characterised by sponges, corals, bryozoans, brachiopods or echinoderms. Found near the border of the continental shelf, this habitat, dwelling to 250 m depth.

Código Eunis 2021: MD15