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

Priority species

NW Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820803/05 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 (41 species recorded):

CNIDARIA
Eudendrium arbuscula
Halecium muricatum
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus phalangium
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Colus (Colus) gracilis
Hinia (Hima) incrassata
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Bugula sp.
Crisularia plumosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Distaplia rosea
Ciona intestinalis
Ascidiella scabra
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Microstomus kitt
RHODOPHYTA
Lomentaria clavellosa

No biotope record.

CNIDARIA
Eudendrium arbuscula P
Halecium muricatum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus phalangium P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Colus (Colus) gracilis P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Bugula sp. P
Crisularia plumosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Distaplia rosea P
Ciona intestinalis P
Ascidiella scabra P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Microstomus kitt P
RHODOPHYTA
Lomentaria clavellosa P