Examples of littoral sediment habitats:

Habitat classifications use the associations between reoccurring groups of organisms, substrate type and wave exposure to describe variations in the communities found on the shore.

In the posts that follow are images of habitats based on the JNCC habitat classification hierarchy with a brief description of each, with emphasis on rocky shores.

One of the major subdivisions of the habitat classification hierarchy are littoral sediments:

Littoral sediments include coarse sediments, mixed sediments, sand and mud.

Littoral coarse sediments (LS.LCS) are mobile sediments made up of pebbles, cobbles and gravel.

Littoral mixed sediments (LS.LMx) contain varying amounts of mud, gravel, pebbles and cobbles that are poorly sorted.

Littoral sand (LS.LSa) can vary from coarse to fine and sometimes muddy sands.

Littoral mud (LS.LMu)