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

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