Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

SW of West Maiden, Maidens.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830524/02 Date: 1983-05-24 GPS: 54.92867,-5.74033. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Rock dominated by Tubularia/Alcyonium with low species diversity. Sponges few compared with a brief glimpse at -33m.

Species list (18 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Axinella infundibuliformis	Halecium halecinum	Caryophyllia smithii	MOLLUSCA	Parasmittina trispinosa	Lithophyllum sp.
Stelligera stuposa	CNIDARIA	Nemertesia ramosa	ANNELIDA	Calliostoma zizyphinum	ECHINODERMATA
Raspailia hispida	Tubularia indivisa	Aglaophenia tubulifera	Sabella pavonina	Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata	Echinus esculentus
Myxilla fimbriata	Ectopleura larynx	Alcyonium digitatum	Pomatoceros triqueter	BRYOZOA	RHODOPHYTA