MBDP-NI: Site details Torr Head.

Priority species

Torr Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830825/01 Date: 1983-08-25 GPS: 55.19983,-6.05700. Depth: -32.0 to -33.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep slope of broken bedrock. Areas dominated by Dendrodoa/Clathrina or Tubularia spp. Pachymatisma common.

Species list (54 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Aplysilla sulfurea
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Iophonopsis nigricans
Amphilectus fucorum
Hemimycale columella
Microciona spinarcus
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria bowerbanki
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Halecium halecinum
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Chirona hameri
Balanus crenatus
Homarus gammarus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Archidoris pseudoargus
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Phyllophora crispa
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Phycodrys rubens

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Aplysilla sulfurea P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Hemimycale columella P
Microciona spinarcus P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Chirona hameri P
Balanus crenatus P
Homarus gammarus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Didemnum sp. P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Phyllophora crispa P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Phycodrys rubens P