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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.

Species list and abundance (19 species recorded):

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

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