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N Black Rock, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840703/06 Date: 1984-07-03 GPS: 55.22517,-6.61750 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cliff and bedrock slope with gullies & large fissures.

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Species list (49 species recorded)

PORIFERA Abietinaria abietina Actinothoe sphyrodeta Alcyonidium diaphanum TUNICATA Polycarpa pomaria Cryptopleura ramosa
Pachymatisma johnstonia Sertularella gayi Corynactis viridis Flustra foliacea Clavelina lepadiformis Polycarpa scuba Delesseria sanguinea
Cliona celata Kirchenpaueria pinnata Caryophyllia smithii Securiflustra securifrons Polyclinum aurantium Dendrodoa grossularia Erythroglossum laciniatum
Polymastia penicillus Nemertesia antennina CRUSTACEA Bugulina flabellata Morchellium argus Botryllus schlosseri Phycodrys rubens
Iophonopsis nigricans Plumularia setacea Cancer pagurus ECHINODERMATA Sidnyum sp. PISCES
Phorbas fictitius Obelia dichotoma MOLLUSCA Antedon bifida Sidnyum turbinatum Pollachius virens
Myxilla incrustans Alcyonium digitatum Polycera faeroensis Asterias rubens Aplidium nordmanni Labrus bergylta
CNIDARIA Urticina felina Coryphella lineata Echinus esculentus Aplidium punctum RHODOPHYTA
Halecium halecinum Cylista elegans BRYOZOA Aslia lefevrei Didemnum sp. Plocamium cartilagineum

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