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N of The Storks, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840703/02 Date: 1984-07-03 GPS: 55.22100,-6.58933 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cliff with big boulders at base dominated by hydroids and bryozoans. Many wrasse.

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Species list (76 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Dysidea fragilis
Cliona celata
Phorbas fictitius
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia rosacea
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Sertularia cupressina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Doris pseudoargus
Edmundsella pedata
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium punctum
Ascidiella scabra
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Conger conger
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Labrus mixtus
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Dysidea fragilis P
Cliona celata P
Phorbas fictitius P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia rosacea P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Sertularia cupressina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Doris pseudoargus P
Edmundsella pedata P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium punctum P
Ascidiella scabra P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Conger conger P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Labrus mixtus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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