MBDP-NI: Site details Town Rock, Killyleagh, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

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.

Species list (25 species recorded):

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

No biotope record.

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