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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 (57 species recorded)

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