Shoreline Habitat Classification

Estuarine, intertidal, mud, lagoon, eulittoral

This category is found in the quietest waters at the heads of inlets and in areas mostly cut off from inlets by spits. The sediment is very soft and organic-rich and often anaerobic. Eelgrass and its associated invertebrate, fish, and bird fauna are less common in these habitats.

Class ID
83
Class name
Estuarine, intertidal, mud, lagoon, eulittoral
Length
126.00
Primary substrate
Mud
Substrate stability
Mobile
Substrate key details
Few stable surface features
Wave exposure
Protected, Very protected
Blue book classes
Estuarine intertidal mud: Partly enclosed and enclosed
Map/survey site examples
Garrison Bay, Eld Inlet, Penn Cove Lagoon
Diagnostic species
Macoma nasuta
Macoma balthica
Upogebia pugettensis
Schoenoplectus maritimus
Triglochin maritima
Carex lyngbyei
Leptocottus armatus
Lumpenus sagitta
Parophrys vetulus
Cymatogaster aggregata
Platichthys stellatus
VEC common associates
Zostera marina
Mya arenaria
Cancer spp.
Crassostrea gigas
Habitat classification system