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West Lighthouse, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830616/01 Date: 1983-06-16 GPS: 55.30167,-6.28400 [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow sloping even limestone bedrock pitted surface in places. Some areas of boulders particularly deeper. Kelp park with short stipes to -25m.

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Species list (78 species recorded):

PORIFERA CNIDARIA Filograna implexa Polycera faeroensis Scrupocellaria reptans Synoicum pulmonaria Rhodophyllis divaricata
Sycon ciliatum Tubularia indivisa CRUSTACEA Cadlina laevis Cellaria sinuosa Aplidium nordmanni Kallymenia reniformis
Pachymatisma johnstonia Ectopleura larynx Pagurus pubescens Doris pseudoargus Parasmittina trispinosa Corella parallelogramma Phyllophora crispa
Axinella infundibuliformis Halecium halecinum Galathea squamifera Antiopella cristata ECHINODERMATA Ascidiella aspersa Schottera nicaeensis
Stelligera montagui Abietinaria abietina Galathea strigosa Edmundsella pedata Antedon bifida Ascidia conchilega Plocamium cartilagineum
Polymastia boletiformis Nemertesia antennina Pisidia longicornis Pododesmus patelliformis Henricia oculata Ascidia mentula Heterosiphonia plumosa
Tethya citrina Nemertesia ramosa Hyas coarctatus BRYOZOA Asterias rubens Polycarpa pomaria Cryptopleura ramosa
Cliona celata Obelia geniculata Necora puber Crisia eburnea Ophiothrix fragilis Polycarpa scuba Delesseria sanguinea
Hemimycale columella Alcyonium digitatum MOLLUSCA Alcyonidium diaphanum Ophiactis balli Botryllus schlosseri CHROMOPHYTA
Myxilla incrustans Actinothoe sphyrodeta Emarginula (Emarginula) fissura Membranipora membranacea Echinus esculentus Botrylloides leachi Laminaria hyperborea
Halichondria bowerbanki Caryophyllia smithii Calliostoma zizyphinum Electra pilosa TUNICATA Pyura sp.
Suberites carnosus ANNELIDA Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata Securiflustra securifrons Clavelina lepadiformis RHODOPHYTA
Haliclona urceolus Pomatoceros triqueter Doto fragilis Crisularia purpurotincta Polyclinum aurantium Lithophyllum sp.

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Tethya citrina P
Cliona celata P
Hemimycale columella P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona urceolus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus pubescens P
Galathea squamifera P
Galathea strigosa P
Pisidia longicornis P
Hyas coarctatus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Emarginula (Emarginula) fissura P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doto fragilis P
Polycera faeroensis P
Cadlina laevis P
Doris pseudoargus P
Antiopella cristata P
Edmundsella pedata P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Crisularia purpurotincta P
Scrupocellaria reptans P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiactis balli P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidia conchilega P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
Pyura sp. P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P

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