MBDP-NI: Site details Bird Island Passage, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

Bird Island Passage, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830804/02 Date: 1983-08-04 GPS: 54.47750,-5.57700. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Mud with large amount of shell. Large numbers of Antedon and white Sagartia. Very few Modiolus.

Species list (40 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Synarachnactis lloydii
Epizoanthus couchii
Urticina eques
Cylista elegans
Sagartia lacerata
Sagartia undata
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Crangon crangon
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Hyas araneus
Inachus dorsettensis
Macropodia rostrata
Cancer pagurus
Polybius depurator
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Ocenebra erinacea
Buccinum undatum
Neptunea antiqua
Pleurobranchus membranaceus
Modiolus modiolus
Aequipecten opercularis
Mimachlamys varia
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Thyone fusus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidiella scabra
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Pomatoschistus pictus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Cliona celata P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Synarachnactis lloydii P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Urticina eques P
Cylista elegans P
Sagartia lacerata P
Sagartia undata P
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis P
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Crangon crangon P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pisidia longicornis P
Hyas araneus P
Inachus dorsettensis P
Macropodia rostrata P
Cancer pagurus P
Polybius depurator P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Ocenebra erinacea P
Buccinum undatum P
Neptunea antiqua P
Pleurobranchus membranaceus P
Modiolus modiolus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
Mimachlamys varia P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Thyone fusus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidiella scabra P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Pomatoschistus pictus P