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

Priority species

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.

Species list (49 species recorded):

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

No biotope record.

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