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

Priority species

Altachuile Bay, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830608/04 Date: 1983-06-08 GPS: 55.30833,-6.21967. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Vertical limestone cliff with small horizontal caves from eroded bedding planes.

Species list (70 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Hemimycale columella
Mycale rotalis
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Hymeniacidon perleve
Spongosorites calcicola
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona urceolus
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Eudendrium sp.
Halecium halecinum
Diphasia rosacea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Colpodaspis pusilla
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Acanthodoris pilosa
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella lineata
Tergipes tergipes
Rubramoena amoena
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bicellariella ciliata
Porella compressa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Ophiopholis aculeata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa scuba
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Apoglossum ruscifolium
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Carpomitra costata
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Hemimycale columella P
Mycale rotalis P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Hymeniacidon perleve P
Spongosorites calcicola P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona urceolus P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Eudendrium sp. P
Halecium halecinum P
Diphasia rosacea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Colpodaspis pusilla P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella lineata P
Tergipes tergipes P
Rubramoena amoena P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Porella compressa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Apoglossum ruscifolium P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Carpomitra costata P
Laminaria hyperborea P