MBDP-NI: Site details N Black Rock, Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

N Black Rock, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840703/05 Date: 1984-07-03 GPS: 55.22533,-6.61767 [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulders fairly large with sand between and heavily coated with sand. Flustra and Securiflustra dominant.

Species list (46 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella sp.
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa
CRUSTACEA
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Pisidia longicornis
Hyas coarctatus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Antiopella cristata
Diaphoreolis viridis
Mimachlamys varia
BRYOZOA
Crisidia cornuta
Crisia sp.
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Amphipholis squamata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Polycarpa gracilis
Polycarpa pomaria

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella sp. P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Eupolymnia nebulosa P
CRUSTACEA
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Pisidia longicornis P
Hyas coarctatus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Antiopella cristata P
Diaphoreolis viridis P
Mimachlamys varia P
BRYOZOA
Crisidia cornuta P
Crisia sp. P
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Amphipholis squamata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Polycarpa gracilis P
Polycarpa pomaria P