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

Priority species

S Side Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820805/02 Date: 1982-08-05 GPS: 55.22000,-6.64050. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

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

Species list (86 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Phorbas fictitius
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Obelia dichotoma
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Epizoanthus couchii
Urticina felina
Metridium senile
Cylista elegans
Cereus pedunculatus
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Pisidia longicornis
Macropodia rostrata
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Doto fragilis
Doto pinnatifida
Pelagella castanea
Okenia nodosa
Crimora papillata
Limacia clavigera
Cadlina laevis
Archidoris pseudoargus
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella lineata
Eubranchus tricolor
Musculus discors
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Scrupocellaria sp.
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Morchellium argus
Corella parallelogramma
PISCES
Scyliorhinus stellaris
RHODOPHYTA
Scinaia interrupta
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Stenogramma interruptum
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Radicilingua thysanorhizans
Brongniartella byssoides
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Raspailia hispida P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Phorbas fictitius P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Obelia dichotoma P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Urticina felina P
Metridium senile P
Cylista elegans P
Cereus pedunculatus P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Pisidia longicornis P
Macropodia rostrata P
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doto fragilis P
Doto pinnatifida P
Pelagella castanea P
Okenia nodosa P
Crimora papillata P
Limacia clavigera P
Cadlina laevis P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella lineata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Musculus discors P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Scrupocellaria sp. P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Morchellium argus P
Corella parallelogramma P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus stellaris P
RHODOPHYTA
Scinaia interrupta P
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Radicilingua thysanorhizans P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P