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

Priority species

N Black Rock, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840703/08 Date: 1984-07-03 GPS: 55.22500,-6.61717 [ View map ]

Site Description: Bedrock dominated by L. digitata and Dendrodoa with Mytilus edulis shallower.

No images for site.

Species list (49 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Leucosolenia sp.
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria bowerbanki
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Diphasia rosacea
Sertularia argentea
Plumularia setacea
Laomedea flexuosa
Obelia geniculata
Cylista elegans
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Doris pseudoargus
Tergipes tergipes
Facelina auriculata
Mytilus edulis
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
RHODOPHYTA
Palmaria palmata
Corallina officinalis
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Ptilota gunneri
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Membranoptera alata
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia stricta
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus sp.
Alaria esculenta
Laminaria digitata
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Diphasia rosacea P
Sertularia argentea P
Plumularia setacea P
Laomedea flexuosa P
Obelia geniculata P
Cylista elegans P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doris pseudoargus P
Tergipes tergipes P
Facelina auriculata P
Mytilus edulis P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
RHODOPHYTA
Palmaria palmata P
Corallina officinalis P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Ptilota gunneri P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Membranoptera alata P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia stricta P
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus sp. P
Alaria esculenta P
Laminaria digitata P
Laminaria hyperborea P