Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI
Benbane Head.
Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840704/01 Date: 1984-07-04 GPS: 55.25450,-6.48567 [ View map ]
Site Description: Ridge running out to sea with vertical face 3-4m high. Below shallow sloping bedrock & boulders with Flustra & Securiflustra.
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Species list (59 species recorded):
PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Cliona celata
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis
Galathea strigosa
Cancer pagurus
Pilumnus hirtellus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Hinia (Hima) incrassata
Polycera faeroensis
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum sp.
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Molgula manhattensis
PISCES
Pollachius virens
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Phyllophora crispa
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Cliona celata
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis
Galathea strigosa
Cancer pagurus
Pilumnus hirtellus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Hinia (Hima) incrassata
Polycera faeroensis
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum sp.
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Molgula manhattensis
PISCES
Pollachius virens
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Phyllophora crispa
No biotope record.
PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Cliona celata P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina eques P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis P
Galathea strigosa P
Cancer pagurus P
Pilumnus hirtellus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Polycera faeroensis P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus 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
Corella parallelogramma P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Molgula manhattensis P
PISCES
Pollachius virens P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Phyllophora crispa P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Cliona celata P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina eques P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus cuanensis P
Galathea strigosa P
Cancer pagurus P
Pilumnus hirtellus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Polycera faeroensis P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus 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
Corella parallelogramma P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Molgula manhattensis P
PISCES
Pollachius virens P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Phyllophora crispa P
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