MBDP-NI: Site details E of Green Is, Carlingford Lough.

Priority species

Invasive species

E of Green Is, Carlingford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830721/02 Date: 1983-07-21 GPS: 54.03083,-6.09600 [ View map ]

Site Description: Lower limit of pure sand 16m then cobbles and sand; much richer in species. Some boulders.

Species list (45 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Cliona celata
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Hydractinia echinata
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Synarachnactis lloydii
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Sagartia lacerata
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Arenicola marina
Lanice conchilega
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Necora puber
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ancula gibbosa
Polycera quadrilineata
Facelina bostoniensis
Ensis arcuatus
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Bowerbankia sp.
Bowerbankia pustulosa
Bugulina flabellata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Asterias rubens
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiura ophiura
Echinus esculentus
Echinocardium cordatum
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Distaplia rosea
Morchellium argus
Didemnum sp.
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Callionymus lyra
Pomatoschistus minutus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Cliona celata P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Hydractinia echinata P
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Synarachnactis lloydii P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Sagartia lacerata P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Arenicola marina P
Lanice conchilega P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Necora puber P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ancula gibbosa P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Facelina bostoniensis P
Ensis arcuatus P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Bowerbankia sp. P
Bowerbankia pustulosa P
Bugulina flabellata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiura ophiura P
Echinus esculentus P
Echinocardium cordatum P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Distaplia rosea P
Morchellium argus P
Didemnum sp. P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P
Pomatoschistus minutus P