MBDP-NI: Site details Altacarry Head, Rathlin Is.

Priority species

Altacarry Head, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830607/05 Date: 1983-06-07 GPS: 55.30517,-6.16767 [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulder and cobble slope. Most `boulders' small but >cobble very occasional large boulder. Silty.

Species list (49 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Aplysilla rosea
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia ramosa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hymedesmia paupertas
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Eudendrium annulatum
Garveia nutans
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia ramosa
Parazoanthus anguicomus
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Galathea squamifera
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Coryphella lineata
BRACHIOPODA
Neocrania anomala
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiopholis aculeata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Pyura sp.
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Aplysilla rosea P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Eudendrium annulatum P
Garveia nutans P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Parazoanthus anguicomus P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Galathea squamifera P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Coryphella lineata P
BRACHIOPODA
Neocrania anomala P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Pyura sp. P
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P