MBDP-NI: Site details North of The Giants Causeway.

Priority species

North of The Giants Causeway.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820730/02 Date: 1982-07-30 GPS: 55.24500,-6.51400. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Rich fauna. Current exposed. Cover mainly of tunicates hydroids & bryozoans.

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Species list (73 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Raspailia ramosa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Plocamilla coriacea
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Kirchenpaueria similis
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Epizoanthus couchii
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Amphitrite sp.
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Hinia (Hima) incrassata
Doto fragilis
Polycera faeroensis
Limacia clavigera
Antiopella cristata
Facelina auriculata
Talochlamys pusio
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria sinuosa
Pentapora foliacea
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Synoicum pulmonaria
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Ciona intestinalis
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Molgula manhattensis
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia ardissonei

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Raspailia ramosa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Plocamilla coriacea P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Kirchenpaueria similis P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Amphitrite sp. P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pisidia longicornis P
Inachus phalangium P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Doto fragilis P
Polycera faeroensis P
Limacia clavigera P
Antiopella cristata P
Facelina auriculata P
Talochlamys pusio P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Pentapora foliacea P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Ciona intestinalis P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Molgula manhattensis P
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P