Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

NW of Helens Bay, Belfast Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840515/03 Date: 1984-05-15 GPS: 54.68550,-5.77717 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plains of soft mud with some gravel on top. Occasional cobble with large Metridium. Crabs and Asterias common.

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Species list (14 species recorded)

PORIFERA Alcyonium digitatum Cylista elegans Amphitrite sp. Pagurus bernhardus Carcinus maenas TUNICATA
Suberites ficus Synarachnactis lloydii Sagartia undata CRUSTACEA Cancer pagurus ECHINODERMATA Dendrodoa grossularia
CNIDARIA Metridium senile ANNELIDA Pandalus montagui Polybius depurator Asterias rubens

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