MBDP-NI: Site details NW Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

NW Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820803/01 Date: 1982-08-03 GPS: 55.22317,-6.64600 [ View map ]

Site Description: Bottom richly covered with erect hydroids. Bryozoa on cobbles. Boulders with Echinus and Alcyonium also Flustra foliacea.

Species list (49 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia ramosa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Phorbas fictitius
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Doto fragilis
Pelagella castanea
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella browni
Coryphella verrucosa
Eubranchus sp.
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp.
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugula sp.
Scrupocellaria sp.
Cellaria sinuosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Morchellium argus
Aplidium nordmanni
PISCES
Molva molva
Pollachius pollachius
Pollachius virens
Trisopterus luscus
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Callionymus lyra
Scomber scombrus
RHODOPHYTA
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Phorbas fictitius P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Doto fragilis P
Pelagella castanea P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella browni P
Coryphella verrucosa P
Eubranchus sp. P
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp. P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugula sp. P
Scrupocellaria sp. P
Cellaria sinuosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Morchellium argus P
Aplidium nordmanni P
PISCES
Molva molva P
Pollachius pollachius P
Pollachius virens P
Trisopterus luscus P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Callionymus lyra P
Scomber scombrus P
RHODOPHYTA
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P