MBDP-NI: Site details Blockhouse Is, Carlingford Lough.

Priority species

Blockhouse Is, Carlingford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830721/05 Date: 1983-07-21 GPS: 54.02417,-6.07833. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulders and cobbles with hydroids and sponges-strong tidal stream.

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Species list (45 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia penicillus
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Amphilectus fucorum
Phorbas fictitius
Stylostichon plumosum
Myxilla incrustans
Myxilla rosacea
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Notophyllum foliosum
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto millbayana
Doto pinnatifida
Archidoris pseudoargus
Antiopella cristata
Doto sp.
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bugulina flabellata
Bicellariella ciliata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Syngnathus acus
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Pholis gunnellus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Dysidea fragilis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia penicillus P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Phorbas fictitius P
Stylostichon plumosum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Myxilla rosacea P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Notophyllum foliosum P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Doto millbayana P
Doto pinnatifida P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Antiopella cristata P
Doto sp. P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bugulina flabellata P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Syngnathus acus P
Myoxocephalus scorpius P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Pholis gunnellus P