Greek Biodiversity
Community-Biotope

Rooted submerged vegetation of oligotrophic waterbodies

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Common name:
Rooted submerged vegetation of oligotrophic waterbodies
Habitat code:
C1.12
Description:

Formations of Palaearctic water bodies constituted by submerged, rooted, perennial phanerogams with often emerging flower spikes, in particular entirely immersed pondweeds of genus [Potamogeton].

References:
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Pavlides G., 1997
Important species scientific name Corresponding species comments
Potamogeton crispus Linnaeus, 1753
Potamogeton sp. Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Myriophyllum verticillatum Linnaeus, 1753
Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus, 1753
Ceratophyllum demersum Linnaeus, 1753
Najas marina Linnaeus, 1753
Potamogeton perfoliatus Linnaeus, 1753
Ceratophyllum submersum Linnaeus, 1753
Palaemonetes antennarius (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code Source Greek Natura 2000 code Site name
A00010013 GR1260008-1 LIMNI KERKINI - OROS KROUSIA
A00010027 GR1340001 ETHNIKOS DRYMOS PRESPON