MBDP-NI: Site details N of The Storks, Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

N of The Storks, Skerries, Portrush.

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

Site Description: Vertical rockface with sparse kelp and total cover of Dendrodoa.

Species list (55 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Leucosolenia sp.
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Diphasia rosacea
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria similis
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Doto millbayana
Limacia clavigera
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Alcyonidium hirsutum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Bicellariella ciliata
Schizomavella linearis
ECHINODERMATA
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Didemnum sp.
Diplosoma listerianum
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Odonthalia dentata
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Diphasia rosacea P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria similis P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doto millbayana P
Limacia clavigera P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Alcyonidium hirsutum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Schizomavella linearis P
ECHINODERMATA
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Didemnum sp. P
Diplosoma listerianum P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Odonthalia dentata P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P