MBDP-NI: Site details Benbane Head.

Priority species

Benbane Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840704/02 Date: 1984-07-04 GPS: 55.25133,-6.48933 [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulders and cobbles with abundant barnacles sand scour evident. Radicilingua thysanorhizans.

Species list (57 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Polymastia penicillus
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Obelia geniculata
Urticina felina
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Radicilingua thysanorhizans
Brongniartella byssoides
Polysiphonia stricta
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Polymastia penicillus P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Obelia geniculata P
Urticina felina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Radicilingua thysanorhizans P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P