MBDP-NI: Site details SE of Abbey Rock, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

SE of Abbey Rock, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830601/01 Date: 1983-06-01 GPS: 54.42483,-5.58367 [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep gravel/mud plain; occasional dead shell giving hard substrate. Some drift weed. 1/4Knot current down slope.

Species list (25 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
ANNELIDA
Lanice conchilega
Sabella pavonina
CHELICERATA
Endeis spinosa
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Macropodia rostrata
Polybius depurator
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Coryphella lineata
Dosinia lupinus
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
ECHINODERMATA
Astropecten irregularis
Ophiura ophiura
Thyonidium drummondii
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa scuba
PISCES
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
ANNELIDA
Lanice conchilega P
Sabella pavonina P
CHELICERATA
Endeis spinosa P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Macropodia rostrata P
Polybius depurator P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Coryphella lineata P
Dosinia lupinus P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
ECHINODERMATA
Astropecten irregularis P
Ophiura ophiura P
Thyonidium drummondii P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa scuba P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P