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

Priority species

N of The Storks, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840703/04 Date: 1984-07-03 GPS: 55.22100,-6.58933 [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep fissured rock with thick kelp and dense cover of Dendrodoa.

Species list (56 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Caprella linearis
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Doris pseudoargus
Tergipes tergipes
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Bicellariella ciliata
ECHINODERMATA
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Symphodus melops
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Palmaria palmata
Corallina officinalis
Lithophyllum sp.
Kallymenia reniformis
Coccotylus truncata
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia stricta
CHROMOPHYTA
Alaria esculenta
Laminaria digitata
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Cliona celata P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Caprella linearis P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doris pseudoargus P
Tergipes tergipes P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
ECHINODERMATA
Echinus esculentus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Symphodus melops P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Palmaria palmata P
Corallina officinalis P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Coccotylus truncata P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia stricta P
CHROMOPHYTA
Alaria esculenta P
Laminaria digitata P
Laminaria hyperborea P