MBDP-NI: Site details West Lighthouse, Rathlin Is.

Priority species

Invasive species

West Lighthouse, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830616/02 Date: 1983-06-16 GPS: 55.30317,-6.28383. Depth: -34.0 to -35.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Gentle boulder slope with abundant hydroids especially Nemertesia spp. and Abietinaria abietina.

Species list (45 species recorded):

PORIFERA	Hymedesmia paupertas	Sertularella polyzonias	Epizoanthus couchii	Tritonia hombergii	Cellaria sinuosa	Synoicum pulmonaria
Pachymatisma johnstonia	Haliclona viscosa	Sertularia argentea	Actinothoe sphyrodeta	Doto coronata	Porella compressa	Polycarpa pomaria
Stelligera stuposa	CNIDARIA	Thuiaria articulata	Caryophyllia smithii	BRYOZOA	Parasmittina trispinosa	Polycarpa scuba
Polymastia boletiformis	Tubularia indivisa	Kirchenpaueria pinnata	CRUSTACEA	Alcyonidium diaphanum	ECHINODERMATA	RHODOPHYTA
Iophon hyndmani	Ectopleura larynx	Nemertesia antennina	Cancer pagurus	Flustra foliacea	Henricia oculata	Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Iophonopsis nigricans	Halecium halecinum	Nemertesia ramosa	MOLLUSCA	Securiflustra securifrons	Asterias rubens
Hemimycale columella	Abietinaria abietina	Aglaophenia tubulifera	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Bugulina flabellata	Echinus esculentus
Hymedesmia sp.	Sertularella gayi	Alcyonium digitatum	Hinia (Hima) incrassata	Bicellariella ciliata	TUNICATA

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hemimycale columella P
Hymedesmia sp. P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Thuiaria articulata P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Tritonia hombergii P
Doto coronata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Porella compressa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P