Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI
NW of Giants Causeway.
Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830520/01 Date: 1983-05-20 GPS: 55.24367,-6.51300. Depth: -16.0 to -17.0 m. [ View map ]
Site Description: Bottom series of ridges & ledges. Small vertical faces. Fair no. of crevices. Areas of cobble in shallow gullies. Many reds. Kelp park-few small plants. Patches Alcyonium.
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Species list (58 species recorded):
PORIFERA
Grantia compressa
Dysidea fragilis
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Phorbas fictitius
Halichondria bowerbanki
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Nucella lapillus
Elysia viridis
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Acanthodoris pilosa
Archidoris pseudoargus
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bicellariella ciliata
Pentapora foliacea
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Amphipholis squamata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Synoicum sp.
Synoicum incrustatum
Synoicum pulmonaria
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium punctum
Corella parallelogramma
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Grantia compressa
Dysidea fragilis
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Phorbas fictitius
Halichondria bowerbanki
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Nucella lapillus
Elysia viridis
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Acanthodoris pilosa
Archidoris pseudoargus
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bicellariella ciliata
Pentapora foliacea
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Amphipholis squamata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Synoicum sp.
Synoicum incrustatum
Synoicum pulmonaria
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium punctum
Corella parallelogramma
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
No biotope record.
PORIFERA
Grantia compressa P
Dysidea fragilis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Phorbas fictitius P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Nucella lapillus P
Elysia viridis P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Pentapora foliacea P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Amphipholis squamata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Synoicum sp. P
Synoicum incrustatum P
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium punctum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Grantia compressa P
Dysidea fragilis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Phorbas fictitius P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Nucella lapillus P
Elysia viridis P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Pentapora foliacea P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Amphipholis squamata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Synoicum sp. P
Synoicum incrustatum P
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium punctum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
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