MBDP-NI: Site details Carnlough Bay.

Priority species

Carnlough Bay.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830817/02 Date: 1983-08-17 GPS: 54.99983,-5.94050 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plain of coarse muddy sand with shells and pebbles and occasional cobble.

Species list (52 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Grantia compressa
Sycon ciliatum
Raspailia hispida
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Hydractinia echinata
Sertularia argentea
Sertularia cupressina
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Schizotricha frutescens
Calliactis palliata
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus prideaux
Hyas coarctatus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Lacuna (Lacuna) crassior
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Turbicellepora avicularis
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Trisopterus luscus
Pomatoschistus pictus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Schottera nicaeensis
Stenogramma interruptum
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Grantia compressa P
Sycon ciliatum P
Raspailia hispida P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Hydractinia echinata P
Sertularia argentea P
Sertularia cupressina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Calliactis palliata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus prideaux P
Hyas coarctatus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Lacuna (Lacuna) crassior P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Turbicellepora avicularis P
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Trisopterus luscus P
Pomatoschistus pictus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Delesseria sanguinea P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P