MBDP-NI: Site details S of Ballygalley Head.

Priority species

S of Ballygalley Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840626/02 Date: 1984-06-26 GPS: 54.89200,-5.82450 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plains of firm sediment with many dead Glycymeris shells and a sprinkling of maerl. Bryozoa quite varied and plentiful.

No images for site.

Species list (57 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla rosacea
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Urticina eques
Stomphia coccinea
Cylista elegans
Calliactis palliata
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe mcintoshi
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Pagurus prideaux
Pagurus pubescens
Hyas coarctatus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Tectura virginea
Trophon truncatus
Glycymeris glycymeris
Eledone cirrhosa
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Distaplia rosea
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa pomaria
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botrylloides leachi
Pyura sp.
Pyura tessellata
RHODOPHYTA
Phymatolithon calcareum
Phyllophora crispa
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Cliona celata P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla rosacea P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans P
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Urticina eques P
Stomphia coccinea P
Cylista elegans P
Calliactis palliata P
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe mcintoshi P
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Pagurus prideaux P
Pagurus pubescens P
Hyas coarctatus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus P
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Tectura virginea P
Trophon truncatus P
Glycymeris glycymeris P
Eledone cirrhosa P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Distaplia rosea P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botrylloides leachi P
Pyura sp. P
Pyura tessellata P
RHODOPHYTA
Phymatolithon calcareum P
Phyllophora crispa P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P