MBDP-NI: Site details Holm Bay, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

Holm Bay, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830803/05 Date: 1983-08-03 GPS: 54.40483,-5.62917. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Very large and small limestone boulders on firm muddy gravel bottom. Abundant epifauna on boulders.

Species list (60 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Cliona celata
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Urticina eques
Edwardsiella carnea
ANNELIDA
Adyte pellucida
Harmothoe impar
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pandalus montagui
Homarus gammarus
Pagurus bernhardus
Munida rugosa
Inachus dorsettensis
Macropodia rostrata
Cancer pagurus
Polybius depurator
Polybius pusillus
Necora puber
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Lacuna (Lacuna) crassior
Doto fragilis
Ancula gibbosa
Acanthodoris pilosa
Polycera quadrilineata
Archidoris pseudoargus
Antiopella cristata
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Morchellium argus
Aplidium nordmanni
Didemnum sp.
Ascidia mentula
PISCES
Trisopterus luscus
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Cliona celata P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Urticina eques P
Edwardsiella carnea P
ANNELIDA
Adyte pellucida P
Harmothoe impar P
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pandalus montagui P
Homarus gammarus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Munida rugosa P
Inachus dorsettensis P
Macropodia rostrata P
Cancer pagurus P
Polybius depurator P
Polybius pusillus P
Necora puber P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Lacuna (Lacuna) crassior P
Doto fragilis P
Ancula gibbosa P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Antiopella cristata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Morchellium argus P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Didemnum sp. P
Ascidia mentula P
PISCES
Trisopterus luscus P
Callionymus lyra P