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

Priority species

Blockhouse Is, Carlingford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830721/06 Date: 1983-07-21 GPS: 54.02417,-6.07983. Depth: -24.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Slope of fairly big boulders with cobble slope at 25m with ridge of boulders beyond this. Rich sponge communities.

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Species list (50 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Raspailia ramosa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Iophonopsis nigricans
Amphilectus fucorum
Phorbas fictitius
Stylostichon plumosum
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona sp.
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia rosacea
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
CHELICERATA
Nymphon brevirostre
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto millbayana
Antiopella cristata
Doto sp.
Eledone cirrhosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bugula avicularia
Bugulina flabellata
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Pholis gunnellus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Raspailia ramosa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Phorbas fictitius P
Stylostichon plumosum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona sp. P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia rosacea P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
CHELICERATA
Nymphon brevirostre P
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Doto millbayana P
Antiopella cristata P
Doto sp. P
Eledone cirrhosa P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bugula avicularia P
Bugulina flabellata P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Pholis gunnellus P