Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

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