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North of The Giants Causeway.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820730/03 Date: 1982-07-30 GPS: 55.24367,-6.51300. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Bottom series of ridges & ledges. Small vertical faces. Fair no. of crevices. Areas of cobble in shallow gullies. Many reds. Kelp park-few small plants. Patches Alcyonium.

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Species list (81 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Raspailia ramosa
Polymastia boletiformis
Cliona celata
Phorbas fictitius
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Nemertesia antennina
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis
MOLLUSCA
Tricolia (Tricolia) pullus
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Tectura virginea
Trivia (Trivia) monacha
Doto fragilis
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Polycera faeroensis
Polycera quadrilineata
Eubranchus tricolor
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Crisularia plumosa
Cradoscrupocellaria reptans
Cellaria sinuosa
Pentapora foliacea
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
Pawsonia saxicola
Ocnus lacteus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Polycarpa sp.
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Labrus bergylta
Pleuronectes platessa
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Lithophyllum sp.
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Membranoptera alata
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Radicilingua thysanorhizans
Brongniartella byssoides
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Raspailia ramosa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Cliona celata P
Phorbas fictitius P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis P
MOLLUSCA
Tricolia (Tricolia) pullus P
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Tectura virginea P
Trivia (Trivia) monacha P
Doto fragilis P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Polycera faeroensis P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Crisularia plumosa P
Cradoscrupocellaria reptans P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Pentapora foliacea P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
Pawsonia saxicola P
Ocnus lacteus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Polycarpa sp. P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Labrus bergylta P
Pleuronectes platessa P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Membranoptera alata P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Radicilingua thysanorhizans P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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