MBDP-NI: Site details SE of Garron Castle, Garron Point.

Priority species

Invasive species

SE of Garron Castle, Garron Point.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830705/02 Date: 1983-07-05 GPS: 55.03917,-5.95667. Depth: -24.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Very thick bed of live maerl with occasional pebble >6ins deep. Some mud present in maerl.

No images for site.

Species list (46 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Hydractinia echinata
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia ramosa
Urticina eques
Calliactis palliata
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Euphrosine foliosa
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus prideaux
Galathea squamifera
Hyas araneus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
MOLLUSCA
Coryphella lineata
Glycymeris glycymeris
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
Chlamys sp.
Palliolum tigerinum
Parvicardium pinnulatum
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura ophiura
Psammechinus miliaris
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Synoicum pulmonaria
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa pomaria
Pyura sp.
RHODOPHYTA
Phymatolithon calcareum
Stenogramma interruptum

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Hydractinia echinata P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Urticina eques P
Calliactis palliata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Euphrosine foliosa P
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus prideaux P
Galathea squamifera P
Hyas araneus P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
MOLLUSCA
Coryphella lineata P
Glycymeris glycymeris P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
Chlamys sp. P
Palliolum tigerinum P
Parvicardium pinnulatum P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura ophiura P
Psammechinus miliaris P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Pyura sp. P
RHODOPHYTA
Phymatolithon calcareum P
Stenogramma interruptum P