MBDP-NI: Site details W of Church Bay, Rathlin Is.

Priority species

W of Church Bay, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830616/04 Date: 1983-06-16 GPS: 55.28633,-6.22733. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Sand very shallow in some places rock underneath. Many shell fragments in sand including fresh Artica.

Species list (29 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans
Tubularia indivisa
Nemertesia antennina
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Corystes cassivelaunus
Polybius depurator
MOLLUSCA
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiura albida
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Corella parallelogramma
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Lophius piscatorius
Pleuronectes platessa
RHODOPHYTA
Stenogramma interruptum
Delesseria sanguinea
Polysiphonia stricta

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans P
Tubularia indivisa P
Nemertesia antennina P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Corystes cassivelaunus P
Polybius depurator P
MOLLUSCA
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiura albida P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Corella parallelogramma P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Lophius piscatorius P
Pleuronectes platessa P
RHODOPHYTA
Stenogramma interruptum P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Polysiphonia stricta P