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Runkerry Point, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840704/06 Date: 1984-07-04 GPS: 55.23400,-6.53333. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow sloping bedrock with terraces and small gullies. Occasional patches of boulder. Very diverse.

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Species list (107 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Leucosolenia botryoides
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Phorbas fictitius
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Sertularella sp.
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Nereis pelagica
Eupolymnia nebulosa
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pandalus montagui
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Pagurus cuanensis
Galathea nexa
Galathea strigosa
Pisidia longicornis
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
Pilumnus hirtellus
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Lacuna (Epheria) vincta
Trivia arctica
Ocenebra erinacea
Hinia (Hima) incrassata
Raphitoma (Raphitoma) linearis
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Acanthodoris pilosa
Polycera faeroensis
Limacia clavigera
Jorunna tomentosa
Antiopella cristata
Amphorina pallida
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiothrix fragilis
Echinus esculentus
Pawsonia saxicola
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Synoicum sp.
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia conchilega
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Molgula citrina
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata
Dilsea carnosa
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Ceramium sp.
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Radicilingua thysanorhizans
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Leucosolenia botryoides P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Phorbas fictitius P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularella sp. P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Nereis pelagica P
Eupolymnia nebulosa P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pandalus montagui P
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Pagurus cuanensis P
Galathea nexa P
Galathea strigosa P
Pisidia longicornis P
Inachus phalangium P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
Pilumnus hirtellus P
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus P
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Lacuna (Epheria) vincta P
Trivia arctica P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Hinia (Hima) incrassata P
Raphitoma (Raphitoma) linearis P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Polycera faeroensis P
Limacia clavigera P
Jorunna tomentosa P
Antiopella cristata P
Amphorina pallida P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Echinus esculentus P
Pawsonia saxicola P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Synoicum sp. P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia conchilega P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Molgula citrina P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Dilsea carnosa P
Furcellaria lumbricalis P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Ceramium sp. P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Radicilingua thysanorhizans P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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