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

Priority species

Marlfield Bay, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830809/04 Date: 1983-08-09 GPS: 54.40583,-5.58583 [ View map ]

Site Description: Sandy gravel with Ophiothrix abundant. A few dead shells.

Species list (33 species recorded):

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Sertularia cupressina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Synarachnactis lloydii P
Urticina eques P
Urticina felina P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Macropodia rostrata P
Polybius depurator P
Polybius pusillus P
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Bugulina flabellata P
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiura albida P
TUNICATA
Ciona intestinalis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
PISCES
Myoxocephalus scorpius P
Pomatoschistus pictus P