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Carrickfergus Bank, Belfast Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840515/05 Date: 1984-05-15 GPS: 54.70200,-5.79317 [ View map ]

Site Description: Level bottom with a layer of small stones and mud. Many Amphitrite sp. in burrows. Scattered Modiolus. Very large Metridium. Stones with tube worms.

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Species list (19 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Synarachnactis lloydii	Harmothoe impar	CRUSTACEA	Pagurus bernhardus	MOLLUSCA	Asterias rubens
Suberites ficus	Metridium senile	Amphitrite sp.	Balanus crenatus	Cancer pagurus	Modiolus modiolus
CNIDARIA	Cylista elegans	Pomatoceros triqueter	Crangon crangon	Polybius depurator	Arctica islandica
Alcyonium digitatum	ANNELIDA	Filograna implexa	Anapagurus hyndmanni	Carcinus maenas	ECHINODERMATA

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