Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

W of Colin Rock, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830602/02 Date: 1983-06-02 GPS: 54.42567,-5.60550. Depth: -24.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Flat muddy gravel dominated by O. fragilis. Two types of boulder present-bare igneous and rounded and heavily encrusted bored limestones.

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Species list and abundance (58 species recorded):

Biotope 1	Microciona armata P	Nemertesia ramosa P	MOLLUSCA	Asterias rubens P	Synoicum pulmonaria P	Metacallophyllis laciniata P
PORIFERA	Mycale rotalis P	Plumularia setacea P	Leptochiton asellus P	Leptasterias muelleri P	Morchellium argus P	Plocamium cartilagineum P
Leucosolenia sp. P	Myxilla rosacea P	Obelia sp. P	Emarginula (Emarginula) fissura P	Ophiothrix fragilis P	Diplosoma listerianum P	Membranoptera alata P
Sycon ciliatum P	Suberites carnosus P	Alcyonium digitatum P	Eubranchus tricolor P	Ophiocomina nigra P	Ciona intestinalis P	Phycodrys rubens P
Oscarella sp. P	CNIDARIA	Urticina eques P	Modiolus modiolus P	Ophiopholis aculeata P	Corella parallelogramma P	Odonthalia dentata P
Polymastia penicillus P	Eudendrium sp. P	ANNELIDA	Mimachlamys varia P	Ophiura albida P	Ascidia mentula P	Polysiphonia stricta P
Tethya citrina P	Halecium halecinum P	Pomatoceros triqueter P	BRYOZOA	Echinus esculentus P	Polycarpa pomaria P	CHROMOPHYTA
Cliona celata P	Sertularella polyzonias P	CRUSTACEA	Bugula avicularia P	TUNICATA	RHODOPHYTA	Desmarestia aculeata P
Hymedesmia sp. P	Kirchenpaueria pinnata P	Pagurus bernhardus P	ECHINODERMATA	Clavelina lepadiformis P	Calliblepharis ciliata P	Desmarestia viridis P
Hymedesmia paupertas P	Nemertesia antennina P	Cancer pagurus P	Crossaster papposus P	Polyclinum aurantium P	Halarachnion ligulatum P

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