Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

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