MBDP-NI: Site details Altacarry Head, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Altacarry Head, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840810/01 Date: 1984-08-10 GPS: 55.29167,-6.16500 [ View map ]

Site Description: Slope of small angular boulders to N. changing to boulder/cobble on consolidated pebble/gravel. Short kelp plants on cobbles.

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Species list (76 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Polymastia boletiformis
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Eudendrium sp.
Halecium muricatum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Antennella secundaria
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Polyplumaria flabellata
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto dunnei
Doto hystrix
Doto lemchei
Doto pinnatifida
Antiopella cristata
Edmundsella pedata
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
Pododesmus patelliformis
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Membranipora membranacea
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Omalosecosa ramulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Lithophyllum sp.
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Acrosorium venulosum
Delesseria sanguinea
Brongniartella byssoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Eudendrium sp. P
Halecium muricatum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Antennella secundaria P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Polyplumaria flabellata P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Inachus phalangium P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Doto dunnei P
Doto hystrix P
Doto lemchei P
Doto pinnatifida P
Antiopella cristata P
Edmundsella pedata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Membranipora membranacea P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp. P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Brongniartella byssoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P