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

Priority species

Rue Point, Strangford Lough Narrows.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830803/03 Date: 1983-08-03 GPS: 54.36467,-5.54200. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow slope of small boulders and cobbles. Fairly rich growth.

Species list (48 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia sp.
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Eudendrium sp.
Halecium halecinum
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Chirona hameri
Balanus crenatus
Caprella linearis
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Hyas coarctatus
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Mytilus edulis
Musculus discors
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium nordmanni
Didemnum sp.
Diplosoma listerianum
Diplosoma spongiforme
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Chirolophis ascanii
Pholis gunnellus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Eudendrium sp. P
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Chirona hameri P
Balanus crenatus P
Caprella linearis P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pisidia longicornis P
Hyas coarctatus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Mytilus edulis P
Musculus discors P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Didemnum sp. P
Diplosoma listerianum P
Diplosoma spongiforme P
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Chirolophis ascanii P
Pholis gunnellus P