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

Priority species

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

No biotope record.

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