Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

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East Channel, Lough Foyle.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830622/09 Date: 1983-06-22 GPS: 55.14700,-7.08250. Depth: -7.0 to -8.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Bottom mainly dead shells compacted with fine mud. Balanus crenatus very abundant also Obelia longissima.

Species list (28 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Eudendrium arbusculum	CRUSTACEA	Cancer pagurus	Spisula solida	ECHINODERMATA
Suberites carnosus	Sertularia cupressina	Balanus crenatus	Polybius depurator	Venus casina	Asterias rubens
Suberites ficus	Obelia sp.	Pagurus bernhardus	Carcinus maenas	BRYOZOA	TUNICATA
Hymeniacidon perleve	Obelia longissima	Pisidia longicornis	MOLLUSCA	Alcyonidium diaphanum	Dendrodoa grossularia
CNIDARIA	Urticina felina	Hyas araneus	Doris pseudoargus	Vesicularia spinosa	RHODOPHYTA
Eudendrium sp.	Cylista elegans	Hyas coarctatus	Mytilus edulis	Flustra foliacea	Ceramium sp.