MBDP-NI: Site details N of Red Bay.

Priority species

N of Red Bay.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830823/03 Date: 1983-08-23 GPS: 55.10033,-6.03367 [ View map ]

Site Description: Uneven smooth bedrock. Heavily silted. Tall kelp flora very sparse.

Species list (49 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Amphilectus fucorum
Hemimycale columella
Mycale rotalis
Halichondria panicea
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Pisidia longicornis
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Cradoscrupocellaria reptans
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Didemnum maculosum
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
PISCES
Thorogobius ephippiatus
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Phycodrys rubens
CHROMOPHYTA
Desmarestia aculeata
Alaria esculenta
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Hemimycale columella P
Mycale rotalis P
Halichondria panicea P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Pisidia longicornis P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Cradoscrupocellaria reptans P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Didemnum maculosum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
PISCES
Thorogobius ephippiatus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Phycodrys rubens P
CHROMOPHYTA
Desmarestia aculeata P
Alaria esculenta P
Laminaria hyperborea P