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

Priority species

S Side Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820805/01 Date: 1982-08-05 GPS: 55.22000,-6.64050 [ View map ]

Site Description: Very attractive site with boulder/cobbles heavily colonised with red algae bryozoa hydroids with coarse shell gravel between.

Species list (51 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Amphilectus fucorum
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Halecium muricatum
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Obelia dichotoma
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
CHELICERATA
Endeis spinosa
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus cuanensis
Galathea intermedia
Hyas coarctatus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Doto pinnatifida
Ancula gibbosa
Limacia clavigera
Archidoris pseudoargus
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella gracilis
Eubranchus tricolor
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp.
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Crisularia plumosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Ophiothrix fragilis
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum
Perophora listeri
Ascidiella scabra
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Plocamium cartilagineum
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Halecium muricatum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia dichotoma P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
CHELICERATA
Endeis spinosa P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus cuanensis P
Galathea intermedia P
Hyas coarctatus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Doto pinnatifida P
Ancula gibbosa P
Limacia clavigera P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella gracilis P
Eubranchus tricolor P
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp. P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Crisularia plumosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Perophora listeri P
Ascidiella scabra P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P