Shoreline Habitat Classification
Estuarine, intertidal, mud, open, eulittoral
Most muddy shores are in very low-energy or enclosed areas, so this category is very rarely mapped.
Class ID
81
Class name
Estuarine, intertidal, mud, open, eulittoral
Length
0.80
Primary substrate
Mud
Secondary substrate
Gravel
Substrate stability
Mobile
Substrate key details
Few stable surface features
Wave exposure
Semi-protected
Blue book classes
[No class in 1990 publication]
Diagnostic species
Macoma nasuta
Macoma balthica
Upogebia pugettensis
VEC common associates
Zostera marina
Mya arenaria
Cancer spp.
Crassostrea gigas
Habitat classification system
Type
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