Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

NW of Magilligan Strand, Lough Foyle.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830621/02 Date: 1983-06-21 GPS: 55.18083,-6.98117 [ View map ]

Site Description: Polyides on shells Chorda? Ceramium sp. Sertularia cupressina. Young L. saccharina dominant and giving good growth of algae on sand. Lanice present.

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Species list and abundance (24 species recorded):

Biotope 1 Obelia geniculata P Lanice conchilega P Polybius depurator P Dosinia exoleta P RHODOPHYTA Chorda filum P
CNIDARIA Obelia longissima P CRUSTACEA Carcinus maenas P BRYOZOA Polyides rotundus P Saccharina latissima P
Sertularia cupressina P Urticina felina P Crangon crangon P MOLLUSCA Electra pilosa P Gracilaria gracilis P CHLOROPHYTA
Obelia sp. P Metridium senile P Pagurus bernhardus P Mytilus edulis P PISCES Ceramium sp. P Ulva lactuca P
Obelia dichotoma P ANNELIDA Cancer pagurus P Dosinia lupinus P Pomatoschistus minutus P CHROMOPHYTA

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