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Torr Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830826/02 Date: 1983-08-26 GPS: 55.19900,-6.06017. Depth: -17.0 to -18.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Bedrock slope with dense cover of small kelp plants and abundant red algae.

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Species list (73 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Amphilectus fucorum
Hemimycale columella
Hymedesmia paupertas
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia geniculata
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Hyas araneus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Corallina officinalis
Lithophyllum sp.
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Dilsea carnosa
Dudresnaya verticillata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Phyllophora crispa
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Halurus flosculosus
Pterothamnion plumula
Ptilota gunneri
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Membranoptera alata
Nitophyllum punctatum
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Stelligera montagui P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Hemimycale columella P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Obelia geniculata P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Hyas araneus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Corallina officinalis P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Dilsea carnosa P
Dudresnaya verticillata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Phyllophora crispa P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Halurus flosculosus P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Ptilota gunneri P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Membranoptera alata P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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