MBDP-NI: N of Chapel Island, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

Invasive species

N of Chapel Island, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820615/03 Date: 1982-06-15 GPS: 54.39083,-5.58250 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cobbled bottom with coarse sediment. Shallow slope with steeper slope shallower becoming increasingly cobbly and bouldery.

Species list (52 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Anemonia viridis	Steromphala cineraria	Alcyonidium diaphanum	Crossaster papposus	Echinus esculentus	Corella parallelogramma
Cliona celata	Urticina eques	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Flustra foliacea	Henricia oculata	TUNICATA	Ascidiella aspersa
CNIDARIA	Cylista elegans	Buccinum undatum	Securiflustra securifrons	Asterias rubens	Clavelina lepadiformis	Ascidia mentula
Halecium halecinum	ANNELIDA	Polycera faeroensis	Bugulina flabellata	Leptasterias muelleri	Synoicum pulmonaria	Dendrodoa grossularia
Kirchenpaueria pinnata	Lanice conchilega	Antiopella cristata	Cellaria sp.	Marthasterias glacialis	Morchellium argus	Botryllus schlosseri
Nemertesia antennina	CRUSTACEA	Pecten maximus	Escharella immersa	Ophiothrix fragilis	Aplidium nordmanni	RHODOPHYTA
Nemertesia ramosa	Pisidia longicornis	Aequipecten opercularis	Cellepora pumicosa	Ophiocomina nigra	Aplidium punctum	Lithophyllum sp.
Rhizocaulus verticillatus	Polybius depurator	Venus casina	ECHINODERMATA	Ophiopholis aculeata	Diplosoma listerianum
Alcyonium digitatum	MOLLUSCA	BRYOZOA	Antedon bifida	Amphipholis squamata	Ciona intestinalis