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

Priority species

The Gobbins, Island Magee.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830628/05 Date: 1983-06-28 GPS: 54.80900,-5.68883. Depth: -2.0 to -2.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Surge gully of cave, 5m deep. Bottom of bare boulders.

Species list (47 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Leuconia nivea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Halisarca dujardinii
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Halopteris catharina
Urticina felina
Metridium senile
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
Spirorbis sp.
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Archidoris pseudoargus
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Sidnyum turbinatum
Didemnum sp.
Diplosoma listerianum
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Taurulus bubalis
RHODOPHYTA
Corallina officinalis
Lithophyllum sp.
Cystoclonium purpureum
Dilsea carnosa
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Chondrus crispus
Erythrodermis traillii
Plocamium cartilagineum
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Osmundea pinnatifida
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Desmarestia aculeata
Alaria esculenta
Laminaria digitata
Laminaria hyperborea
CHLOROPHYTA
Chaetomorpha melagonium

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Leuconia nivea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Halisarca dujardinii P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Halopteris catharina P
Urticina felina P
Metridium senile P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Spirorbis sp. P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Didemnum sp. P
Diplosoma listerianum P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Taurulus bubalis P
RHODOPHYTA
Corallina officinalis P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Cystoclonium purpureum P
Dilsea carnosa P
Furcellaria lumbricalis P
Chondrus crispus P
Erythrodermis traillii P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Osmundea pinnatifida P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Desmarestia aculeata P
Alaria esculenta P
Laminaria digitata P
Laminaria hyperborea P
CHLOROPHYTA
Chaetomorpha melagonium P