Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Town Rock, Killyleagh, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830803/08 Date: 1983-08-03 GPS: 54.39350,-5.63900 [ View map ]

Site Description: Mud and pebble slope with 100% cover of L. saccharina. Heavily silted.

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Species list (25 species recorded)

CNIDARIA Balanus crenatus MOLLUSCA ECHINODERMATA Ctenolabrus rupestris Chylocladia verticillata
Synarachnactis lloydii Pagurus bernhardus Steromphala cineraria Asterias rubens RHODOPHYTA Phycodrys rubens
Anemonia viridis Cancer pagurus Calliostoma zizyphinum Echinus esculentus Palmaria palmata CHROMOPHYTA
ANNELIDA Polybius depurator Testudinalia testudinalis TUNICATA Lithophyllum sp. Laminaria saccharina
Sabella pavonina Necora puber BRYOZOA Dendrodoa grossularia Chondrus crispus CHLOROPHYTA
CRUSTACEA Carcinus maenas Alcyonidium diaphanum PISCES Gracilaria gracilis Enteromorpha intestinalis

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