MBDP-NI: Site details The Gobbins, Island Magee.

Priority species

The Gobbins, Island Magee.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830628/02 Date: 1983-06-28 GPS: 54.81067,-5.68033 [ View map ]

Site Description: Coarse gravel on surface with cobbles and small boulders. Sparse cover of hydroids on boulders.

Species list (41 species recorded):

CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Halecium muricatum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Schizotricha frutescens
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Alcyonium digitatum
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Scalpellum scalpellum
Pagurus bernhardus
Munida rugosa
Hyas coarctatus
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Trophon truncatus
Dendronotus frondosus
Doto fragilis
Doto hystrix
Amphorina pallida
Pecten maximus
Astarte sulcata
Venus casina
BRACHIOPODA
Neocrania anomala
BRYOZOA
Flustra foliacea
Cellaria fistulosa
Schizomavella linearis
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Synoicum pulmonaria
Polycarpa scuba
PISCES
Trisopterus luscus

No biotope record.

CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Halecium muricatum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Scalpellum scalpellum P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Munida rugosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Trophon truncatus P
Dendronotus frondosus P
Doto fragilis P
Doto hystrix P
Amphorina pallida P
Pecten maximus P
Astarte sulcata P
Venus casina P
BRACHIOPODA
Neocrania anomala P
BRYOZOA
Flustra foliacea P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Schizomavella linearis P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
PISCES
Trisopterus luscus P