Charophyte submerged carpets in dystrophic waterbodies
Common name:
Submerged carpets of stoneworts in dystrophic waterbodies
Habitat code:
C1.44
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.
| 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) | |
| Nitella flexilis Ag. | |
| Nitella opaca Ag. | |
| Chara hispida Linnaeus | |
| Chara aspera Deth. ex Willd | |
| Tolypella glomerata (Desv) v. Leonh | |
| Nitellopsis obtusa (Desv. in Lois) J. Gr. |
| Legal instrument | Habitat type legal name | Habitat type legal code |
|---|---|---|
| Bern Convention 1996 | Chandalier algae submerged carpets | 22.44 |
