MBDP-NI: Site details W of Rue Point, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

W of Rue Point, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830802/01 Date: 1983-08-02 GPS: 54.36350,-5.54333. Depth: -32.0 to -33.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Drift to 54 22.85'N 005 32.64'W. Stable boulders and cobbles with dense epifauna.

Species list (39 species recorded):

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Stelligera stuposa P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Garveia nutans P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Corynactis viridis P
CRUSTACEA
Chirona hameri P
Balanus crenatus P
Caprella linearis P
Pisidia longicornis P
Hyas coarctatus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Nucella lapillus P
Dendronotus frondosus P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Jorunna tomentosa P
Mytilus edulis P
Musculus discors P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis P
Chirolophis ascanii P
Pholis gunnellus P