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Arkill Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840807/05 Date: 1984-08-07 GPS: 55.27550,-6.17183 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plain of gravel and small pebbles changing to boulder with occasional outcrops of bedrock. Kelp on boulders.

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Species list (79 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Amphilectus fucorum
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Diphasia sp.
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Thuiaria articulata
Antennella secundaria
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus prideaux
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Emarginula (Emarginula) fissura
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Erato (Erato) voluta
Antiopella cristata
Favorinus blianus
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon petasus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Ciona intestinalis
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Callionymus lyra
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Lithophyllum sp.
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Stenogramma interruptum
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Apoglossum ruscifolium
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Carpomitra costata
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Diphasia sp. P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Thuiaria articulata P
Antennella secundaria P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus prideaux P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Emarginula (Emarginula) fissura P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Erato (Erato) voluta P
Antiopella cristata P
Favorinus blianus P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon petasus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Ciona intestinalis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Apoglossum ruscifolium P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Carpomitra costata P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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