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

Priority species

NW Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820803/04 Date: 1982-08-03 GPS: 55.22250,-6.64483 [ View map ]

Site Description: Fairly steep bedrock with big kelp on it. Kelp finished at bottom. Dense red epiflora on kelp stipes.

Species list (61 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Amphitrite sp.
Pomatoceros triqueter
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Patella pellucida
Polycera quadrilineata
Limacia clavigera
Antiopella cristata
Tergipes tergipes
Eubranchus exiguus
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp.
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina turbinata
Cellaria sp.
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Dilsea carnosa
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Pterothamnion plumula
Ptilota gunneri
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Desmarestia ligulata
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Amphitrite sp. P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Patella pellucida P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Limacia clavigera P
Antiopella cristata P
Tergipes tergipes P
Eubranchus exiguus P
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp. P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina turbinata P
Cellaria sp. P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Dilsea carnosa P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Ptilota gunneri P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Desmarestia ligulata P
Laminaria hyperborea P