MBDP-NI: NE of Farganlack Point, Rathlin Is.

NE of Farganlack Point, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830609/01 Date: 1983-06-09 GPS: 55.31100,-6.25583. Depth: -35.0 to -36.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Vertical rugged cliff face. Single small cave. Fauna on cliff very rich .

Species list (44 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Hemimycale columella	CNIDARIA	Corynactis viridis	Coryphella lineata	Antedon bifida	Ascidia mentula
Pachymatisma johnstonia	Myxilla fimbriata	Tubularia indivisa	Caryophyllia smithii	BRYOZOA	Henricia oculata	Polycarpa pomaria
Stelligera stuposa	Myxilla incrustans	Ectopleura larynx	CRUSTACEA	Crisia denticulata	Echinus esculentus	Botrylloides leachi
Polymastia boletiformis	Axinella infundibuliformis	Garveia nutans	Cancer pagurus	Securiflustra securifrons	TUNICATA
Tethya citrina	Haliclona urceolus	Halecium halecinum	MOLLUSCA	Bugulina flabellata	Polyclinum aurantium
Iophonopsis nigricans	Dysidea fragilis	Alcyonium digitatum	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Caberea ellisii	Aplidium nordmanni
Hymedesmia pansa	Halisarca dujardinii	Cylista elegans	Diaphorodoris luteocincta	Porella compressa	Didemnum sp.
Hymedesmia paupertas	Hymedesmia sp.	Actinothoe sphyrodeta	Polycera faeroensis	ECHINODERMATA	Corella parallelogramma