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S Side Little Skerrie, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820805/04 Date: 1982-08-05 GPS: 55.22117,-6.64233 [ View map ]

Site Description: Slope of big boulders with big holes underneath. Lots of red algae on rock surface and kelp stipes. Layer of sand covering rocks; few animals.

Species list (58 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Caryophyllia smithii	Membranipora membranacea	PISCES	Gracilaria gracilis	Acrosorium venulosum	Polysiphonia stricta
Clathrina coriacea	MOLLUSCA	Electra pilosa	Conger conger	Plocamium cartilagineum	Cryptopleura ramosa	Pterosiphonia parasitica
Leucosolenia sp.	Steromphala cineraria	Flustra foliacea	RHODOPHYTA	Lomentaria orcadensis	Delesseria sanguinea	CHROMOPHYTA
Sycon ciliatum	Calliostoma zizyphinum	ECHINODERMATA	Palmaria palmata	Rhodymenia pseudopalmata	Erythroglossum laciniatum	Dictyota dichotoma
Dysidea fragilis	Patella pellucida	Henricia oculata	Corallina officinalis	Ceramium sp.	Hypoglossum hypoglossoides	Laminaria digitata
CNIDARIA	Lacuna (Epheria) vincta	TUNICATA	Lithophyllum sp.	Compsothamnion thuyoides	Membranoptera alata	Laminaria hyperborea
Plumularia setacea	Jorunna tomentosa	Clavelina lepadiformis	Rhodophyllis divaricata	Halurus flosculosus	Nitophyllum punctatum	CHLOROPHYTA
Obelia geniculata	BRYOZOA	Morchellium argus	Dilsea carnosa	Pterothamnion plumula	Phycodrys rubens	Chaetomorpha melagonium
Urticina felina	Crisia sp.	Dendrodoa grossularia	Metacallophyllis laciniata	Ptilota gunneri	Brongniartella byssoides
Cylista elegans	Alcyonidium diaphanum	Botryllus schlosseri	Kallymenia reniformis	Heterosiphonia plumosa	Odonthalia dentata

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