MBDP-NI: Site details Bull Point, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Bull Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840808/03 Date: 1984-08-08 GPS: 55.29483,-6.28717 [ View map ]

Site Description: Slope of broken bedrock boulder to 17m then bedrock. Kelp forest of fairly small well spaced plants.

Species list (55 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Halopteris catharina
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Galathea nexa
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Limacia clavigera
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Porella compressa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Amphipholis squamata
Echinus esculentus
PISCES
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus mixtus
Pomatoschistus flavescens
Microstomus kitt
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Meredithia microphylla
Schottera nicaeensis
Schizymenia dubyi
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Halurus flosculosus
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Polysiphonia stricta
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Halopteris catharina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Galathea nexa P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Limacia clavigera P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Porella compressa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Amphipholis squamata P
Echinus esculentus P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus stellaris P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus mixtus P
Pomatoschistus flavescens P
Microstomus kitt P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Meredithia microphylla P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Schizymenia dubyi P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Halurus flosculosus P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P