Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Torr Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19830826/06 Date: 1983-08-26 GPS: 55.19883,-6.05983. Depth: -7.0 to -8.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep sloping bedrock with crevices and small gullies. Terraced.

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Species list (71 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Halisarca dujardinii
Spongionella pulchella
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Phorbas fictitius
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
Haliclona fistulosa
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus
Galathea nexa
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Hinia (Hinia) reticulata
Hinia (Hima) incrassata
Polycera quadrilineata
Talochlamys pusio
Palliolum tigerinum
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bugula avicularia
Bugulina flabellata
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium punctum
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Palmaria palmata
Corallina officinalis
Lithophyllum sp.
Dilsea carnosa
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Meredithia microphylla
Phyllophora crispa
Plocamium cartilagineum
Ptilota gunneri
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Odonthalia dentata
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Halisarca dujardinii P
Spongionella pulchella P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Tethya citrina P
Iophon hyndmani P
Phorbas fictitius P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
Haliclona fistulosa P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus P
Galathea nexa P
Inachus phalangium P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Hinia (Hinia) reticulata P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Talochlamys pusio P
Palliolum tigerinum P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bugula avicularia P
Bugulina flabellata P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium punctum P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Palmaria palmata P
Corallina officinalis P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Dilsea carnosa P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Meredithia microphylla P
Phyllophora crispa P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Ptilota gunneri P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Odonthalia dentata P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P

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