Charophyte submerged carpets in mesotrophic waterbodies

General Information Species Legal instrument Photos Natura

Common name:

Submerged carpets of stoneworts in mesotrophic waterbodies

Habitat code:

C1.25

Description:

Charophyte (genera [Chara], [Nitella], [Tolypella], [Nitellopsis], [Lamprothamnium], [Lychnothamnus]) algal carpets of the bottom of unpolluted, oligotrophic to mesotrophic lakes and pools of the Palaearctic region.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Langangen A., 2010

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Chara sp.	Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Nitella sp.	Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Palaemonetes antennarius (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)
Chara hispida Linnaeus
Chara aspera Deth. ex Willd
Nitella flexilis Ag.
Nitella opaca Ag.
Tolypella glomerata (Desv) v. Leonh
Bombina variegata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
Bern Convention 1996	Chandalier algae submerged carpets	22.44

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010003	GR1130001	LIMNI MANA (MITRIKOU)
A00010024	GR1340004	LIMNES VEGORITIS KAI PETRON
GR1340005	GR1340005	Limnes Cheimaditida kai Zazari
GR1340002	GR1340002	LIMNI MIKRI PRESPA