Floating broad-leaved carpets

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Common name:

Habitat code:

C1.241

Description:

Formations of Palaearctic waters dominated by rooted aquatic plants with large floating leaves, often with a stratum of submerged species ([Ceratophyllum], [Myriophyllum], [Potamogeton]) and occasionally free-floating [Utricularia] spp., characteristic of large, permanent water bodies.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Pavlides G., 1997

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Potamogeton sp.	Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Utricularia sp.	Genus mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Palaemonetes antennarius (H. Milne Edwards, 1837)

Next sub-divisions
EUNIS Code	Type Name	Name
C1.2411	Waterlily beds	Waterlily beds
C1.2412	Water chestnut carpets	Water chestnut carpets
C1.2413	Fringed waterlily carpets	Fringed waterlily carpets
C1.2414	Broad-leaved pondweed carpets	Broad-leaved pondweed carpets
C1.2415	Amphibious bistort carpets	Amphibious bistort carpets

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00010003		GR1130001	LIMNI MANA (MITRIKOU)
GR1340002		GR1340002	LIMNI MIKRI PRESPA