MBDP-NI: Site details S of Black Head Cave, Larne.

S of Black Head Cave, Larne.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840626/05 Date: 1984-06-26 GPS: 54.87217,-5.78750 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cobble and gravel-sand as layer on top of clay. Dredge scour marks over a wide area.

Species list and abundance (57 species recorded):

Biotope 1	Abietinaria abietina P	Alcyonium digitatum P	Pagurus bernhardus P	Trophon truncatus P	Securiflustra securifrons P	Echinus esculentus P
PORIFERA	Hydrallmania falcata P	Urticina felina P	Pagurus prideaux P	Coryphella lineata P	Bugulina flabellata P	TUNICATA
Leucosolenia sp. P	Sertularia argentea P	Stomphia coccinea P	Munida rugosa P	Eubranchus tricolor P	Parasmittina trispinosa P	Clavelina lepadiformis P
Sycon ciliatum P	Halopteris catharina P	Actinothoe sphyrodeta P	Ebalia sp. P	Pecten maximus P	ECHINODERMATA	Ascidiella scabra P
Amphilectus fucorum P	Kirchenpaueria pinnata P	Calliactis palliata P	Hyas araneus P	Aequipecten opercularis P	Solaster endeca P	Dendrodoa grossularia P
Suberites carnosus P	Nemertesia antennina P	Caryophyllia smithii P	Inachus leptochirus P	BRYOZOA	Crossaster papposus P	PISCES
CNIDARIA	Nemertesia ramosa P	ANNELIDA	Macropodia rostrata P	Crisia eburnea P	Henricia oculata P	Callionymus lyra P
Corymorpha nutans P	Schizotricha frutescens P	Sabella pavonina P	MOLLUSCA	Alcyonidium diaphanum P	Leptasterias muelleri P
Tubularia indivisa P	Rhizocaulus verticillatus P	CRUSTACEA	Calliostoma zizyphinum P	Vesicularia spinosa P	Ophiothrix fragilis P
Halecium halecinum P	Obelia sp. P	Anapagurus hyndmanni P	Polinices pulchellus P	Flustra foliacea P	Ophiura albida P