MBDP-NI: Site details Altachuile Bay, Rathlin Is.

Priority species

Altachuile Bay, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830608/03 Date: 1983-06-08 GPS: 55.30833,-6.21967. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Stable boulder slope-current very variable-whirl pools etc. Dominated by T. indivisa.

Species list (52 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Hemimycale columella
Halichondria panicea
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona urceolus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Garveia nutans
Halecium halecinum
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia sp.
Obelia dichotoma
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Homarus gammarus
Pagurus bernhardus
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Dendronotus frondosus
Coryphella lineata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Securiflustra securifrons
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiopholis aculeata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Phyllophora crispa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Hemimycale columella P
Halichondria panicea P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona urceolus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Garveia nutans P
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia sp. P
Obelia dichotoma P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Homarus gammarus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Dendronotus frondosus P
Coryphella lineata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Phyllophora crispa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P