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

Priority species

Rue Point, Strangford Lough Narrows.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830803/04 Date: 1983-08-03 GPS: 54.36483,-5.54150. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Fairly steep slope of small boulders and cobbles. Occasional larger boulder. Fairly rich faunal growth.

Species list (54 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia sp.
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Amphilectus fucorum
Haliclona sp.
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Sarsia sp.
Eudendrium sp.
Garveia nutans
Halecium halecinum
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Caprella linearis
Pisidia longicornis
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Archidoris pseudoargus
Cuthonella concinna
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium nordmanni
Didemnum sp.
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Haliclona sp. P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Sarsia sp. P
Eudendrium sp. P
Garveia nutans 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
Balanus crenatus P
Caprella linearis P
Pisidia longicornis P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Cuthonella concinna P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bicellariella ciliata 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
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa P