MBDP-NI: Site details S of Killowen Bank, Carlingford Lough.

Priority species

Invasive species

S of Killowen Bank, Carlingford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830720/02 Date: 1983-07-20 GPS: 54.06250,-6.18250. Depth: -23.0 to -24.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Fairly firm plain of fine sand with Mya and occasional clump of Ascidiella aspersa.

Species list (40 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites ficus
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona fistulosa
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia ramosa
Alcyonium digitatum
Synarachnactis lloydii
Urticina eques
Cylista elegans
Sagartia lacerata
Sagartia undata
ANNELIDA
Nicolea venustula
Myxicola infundibulum
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Hyas araneus
Macropodia rostrata
Cancer pagurus
Polybius depurator
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum
Doto dunnei
Acanthodoris pilosa
Eubranchus tricolor
Modiolus modiolus
Arctica islandica
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bicellariella ciliata
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Ophiothrix fragilis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Diplosoma listerianum
Ascidiella aspersa
Botrylloides leachi

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites ficus P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona fistulosa P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Synarachnactis lloydii P
Urticina eques P
Cylista elegans P
Sagartia lacerata P
Sagartia undata P
ANNELIDA
Nicolea venustula P
Myxicola infundibulum P
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pisidia longicornis P
Hyas araneus P
Macropodia rostrata P
Cancer pagurus P
Polybius depurator P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum P
Doto dunnei P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Modiolus modiolus P
Arctica islandica P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bicellariella ciliata P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Diplosoma listerianum P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Botrylloides leachi P