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S of Ballygalley Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840626/01 Date: 1984-06-26 GPS: 54.89333,-5.81983. Depth: -26.0 to -27.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Stable cobble slope with occasional boulders and patches of gravel sand. Encrusting sponges and bryozoa abundant. Interesting site.

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Species list (78 species recorded)

PORIFERA Microcionidae sp. Aglaophenia tubulifera Balanus crenatus Diaphorodoris luteocincta Bugula avicularia Clavelina lepadiformis
Leucosolenia sp. CNIDARIA Rhizocaulus verticillatus Pagurus prideaux Edmundsella pedata Bicellariella ciliata Polyclinum aurantium
Polymastia boletiformis Tubularia indivisa Alcyonium digitatum Munida rugosa Pecten maximus Parasmittina trispinosa Synoicum pulmonaria
Suberites carnosus Halecium halecinum Urticina eques Inachus leptochirus Aequipecten opercularis ECHINODERMATA Aplidium nordmanni
Suberites ficus Halecium muricatum Stomphia coccinea Cancer pagurus Parvicardium pinnulatum Antedon bifida Aplidium punctum
Iophonopsis nigricans Abietinaria abietina Cylista elegans MOLLUSCA Venus casina Solaster endeca Ciona intestinalis
Hemimycale columella Sertularella gayi Actinothoe sphyrodeta Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida Hiatella arctica Crossaster papposus Ascidiella scabra
Plocamionida ambigua Sertularia argentea Calliactis palliata Calliostoma zizyphinum BRYOZOA Henricia oculata PISCES
Myxilla rosacea Halopteris catharina Caryophyllia smithii Trivia arctica Crisia eburnea Leptasterias muelleri Scyliorhinus canicula
Amphilectus fucorum Kirchenpaueria pinnata ANNELIDA Trophon truncatus Alcyonidium diaphanum Marthasterias glacialis
Mycale rotalis Nemertesia antennina Sabella pavonina Colus (Colus) gracilis Vesicularia spinosa Ophiura albida
Haliclona urceolus Nemertesia ramosa Filograna implexa Doto dunnei Flustra foliacea Echinus esculentus
Haliclona viscosa Schizotricha frutescens CRUSTACEA Doto maculata Securiflustra securifrons TUNICATA

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