MBDP-NI: Site details East Channel, Lough Foyle.

Priority species

Invasive species

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 arbuscula	CRUSTACEA	Cancer pagurus	Spisula solida	ECHINODERMATA
Hymeniacidon perleve	Sertularia cupressina	Balanus crenatus	Polybius depurator	Venus casina	Asterias rubens
Suberites carnosus	Obelia sp.	Pagurus bernhardus	Carcinus maenas	BRYOZOA	TUNICATA
Suberites ficus	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.

No biotope record.

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