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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 and abundance (78 species recorded):

Biotope 1	Haliclona urceolus P	Schizotricha frutescens P	CRUSTACEA	Doto maculata P	Securiflustra securifrons P	TUNICATA
PORIFERA	Haliclona viscosa P	Aglaophenia tubulifera P	Balanus crenatus P	Diaphorodoris luteocincta P	Bugula avicularia P	Clavelina lepadiformis P
Leucosolenia sp. P	CNIDARIA	Rhizocaulus verticillatus P	Pagurus prideaux P	Edmundsella pedata P	Bicellariella ciliata P	Polyclinum aurantium P
Polymastia boletiformis P	Tubularia indivisa P	Alcyonium digitatum P	Munida rugosa P	Pecten maximus P	Parasmittina trispinosa P	Synoicum pulmonaria P
Iophonopsis nigricans P	Halecium halecinum P	Urticina eques P	Inachus leptochirus P	Aequipecten opercularis P	ECHINODERMATA	Aplidium nordmanni P
Amphilectus fucorum P	Halecium muricatum P	Stomphia coccinea P	Cancer pagurus P	Parvicardium pinnulatum P	Antedon bifida P	Aplidium punctum P
Hemimycale columella P	Abietinaria abietina P	Cylista elegans P	MOLLUSCA	Venus casina P	Solaster endeca P	Ciona intestinalis P
Plocamionida ambigua P	Sertularella gayi P	Actinothoe sphyrodeta P	Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P	Hiatella arctica P	Crossaster papposus P	Ascidiella scabra P
Microcionidae sp. P	Sertularia argentea P	Calliactis palliata P	Calliostoma zizyphinum P	BRYOZOA	Henricia oculata P	PISCES
Mycale rotalis P	Halopteris catharina P	Caryophyllia smithii P	Trivia arctica P	Crisia eburnea P	Leptasterias muelleri P	Scyliorhinus canicula P
Myxilla rosacea P	Kirchenpaueria pinnata P	ANNELIDA	Trophon truncatus P	Alcyonidium diaphanum P	Marthasterias glacialis P
Suberites carnosus P	Nemertesia antennina P	Sabella pavonina P	Colus (Colus) gracilis P	Vesicularia spinosa P	Ophiura albida P
Suberites ficus P	Nemertesia ramosa P	Filograna implexa P	Doto dunnei P	Flustra foliacea P	Echinus esculentus P

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