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Altacarry Head, Rathlin Is.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830617/03 Date: 1983-06-17 GPS: 55.30483,-6.16833. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulders small to medium with a few cobbles. Limit of kelp -26m. Fairly rich fauna with Tubularia spp. and Halecium halecinum common.

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Species list (72 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Hemimycale columella
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona sp.
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Eudendrium sp.
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Campanularia sp.
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Parazoanthus anguicomus
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Pandalus montagui
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Galathea squamifera
Pisidia longicornis
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Dendronotus frondosus
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRACHIOPODA
Neocrania anomala
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Amphipholis squamata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium nordmanni
Diplosoma listerianum
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
Pyura sp.
Pyura tessellata
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Hemimycale columella P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona sp. P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Eudendrium sp. P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Campanularia sp. P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Parazoanthus anguicomus P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Pandalus montagui P
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Galathea squamifera P
Pisidia longicornis P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Dendronotus frondosus P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRACHIOPODA
Neocrania anomala P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Amphipholis squamata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Diplosoma listerianum P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
Pyura sp. P
Pyura tessellata P
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P
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