MBDP-NI: Site details E of Sheep Is, Ballintoy.

Priority species

E of Sheep Is, Ballintoy.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830519/05 Date: 1983-05-19 GPS: 55.24783,-6.34900 [ View map ]

Site Description: Evidence of rafting; cobbles with Laminaria attached lying on sides. Thin layer of sand over and between cobbles and pebbles.

Species list (41 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Polymastia boletiformis
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Acanthodoris pilosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Molgula complanata
RHODOPHYTA
Ahnfeltia plicata
Lithophyllum sp.
Dilsea carnosa
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Ptilota gunneri
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Phycodrys rubens
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Polymastia boletiformis P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Molgula complanata P
RHODOPHYTA
Ahnfeltia plicata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Dilsea carnosa P
Furcellaria lumbricalis P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Ptilota gunneri P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Phycodrys rubens P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P