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Runkerry Point, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840704/07 Date: 1984-07-04 GPS: 55.23333,-6.53267 [ View map ]

Site Description: Dense kelp forest on bedrock. Ascidians abundant. Inshore at base of cliff large boulders with red algae and sporelings of Laminaria and Alaria.

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Species list (71 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Bicellariella ciliata
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Diplosoma listerianum
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Lithophyllum sp.
Cruoria cruoriaeformis
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Dilsea carnosa
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Ceramium sp.
Pterothamnion plumula
Ptilota gunneri
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia stricta
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Desmarestia aculeata
Desmarestia ligulata
Desmarestia viridis
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva lactuca
Chaetomorpha melagonium

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Bicellariella ciliata P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Diplosoma listerianum P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Cruoria cruoriaeformis P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Dilsea carnosa P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Ceramium sp. P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Ptilota gunneri P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Desmarestia aculeata P
Desmarestia ligulata P
Desmarestia viridis P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva lactuca P
Chaetomorpha melagonium P

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