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NW Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820803/06 Date: 1982-08-03 GPS: 55.22233,-6.64467 [ View map ]

Site Description: Sub-littoral fringe extending to 3-4m; dominated by Alaria and Mytilus. Rock surfaces covered with Plumularia setacea; battered red algae and kelps.

Species list (34 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Plumularia setacea	Corynactis viridis	Electra pilosa	PISCES	Chondrus crispus	Polysiphonia stricta
Leucosolenia sp.	Obelia geniculata	MOLLUSCA	TUNICATA	Labrus bergylta	Metacallophyllis laciniata	CHROMOPHYTA
Amphilectus fucorum	Urticina felina	Tergipes tergipes	Sidnyum turbinatum	RHODOPHYTA	Plocamium cartilagineum	Desmarestia ligulata
Halichondria panicea	Metridium senile	Mytilus edulis	Aplidium nordmanni	Palmaria palmata	Lomentaria clavellosa	Alaria esculenta
CNIDARIA	Cylista elegans	BRYOZOA	Diplosoma listerianum	Corallina officinalis	Lomentaria orcadensis	Laminaria digitata
Tubularia indivisa	Actinothoe sphyrodeta	Membranipora membranacea	Dendrodoa grossularia	Lithophyllum sp.	Delesseria sanguinea	Laminaria hyperborea

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