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NW Portstewart Point.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840705/01 Date: 1984-07-05 GPS: 55.19517,-6.73467. Depth: -23.0 to -24.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Horizontal outcrops of bedrock and boulder in muddy sand. Rock pitted heavily silted. Hermit crabs abundant.

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Species list (87 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucandra fistulosa
Dysidea fragilis
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Phorbas fictitius
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Obelia dichotoma
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Calliactis palliata
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe impar
Lepidonotus squamatus
Notophyllum foliosum
Kefersteinia cirrata
Nereis pelagica
Sabellaria spinulosa
Jasmineira elegans
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus cuanensis
Pagurus prideaux
Pagurus pubescens
Munida rugosa
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus phalangium
Eurynome aspera
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Buccinum undatum
Antiopella cristata
Eubranchus tricolor
Hiatella arctica
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
Ocnus lacteus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Aplidium nordmanni
Didemnum sp.
Ciona intestinalis
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Styela coriacea
Polycarpa fibrosa
Polycarpa gracilis
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
Molgula manhattensis
PISCES
Pollachius virens
Callionymus lyra
Pleuronectes platessa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucandra fistulosa P
Dysidea fragilis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Phorbas fictitius P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Obelia dichotoma P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Calliactis palliata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe impar P
Lepidonotus squamatus P
Notophyllum foliosum P
Kefersteinia cirrata P
Nereis pelagica P
Sabellaria spinulosa P
Jasmineira elegans P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus cuanensis P
Pagurus prideaux P
Pagurus pubescens P
Munida rugosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus phalangium P
Eurynome aspera P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Buccinum undatum P
Antiopella cristata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Hiatella arctica P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
Ocnus lacteus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Didemnum sp. P
Ciona intestinalis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Styela coriacea P
Polycarpa fibrosa P
Polycarpa gracilis P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
Molgula manhattensis P
PISCES
Pollachius virens P
Callionymus lyra P
Pleuronectes platessa P

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