Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Farganlack Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840810/04 Date: 1984-08-10 GPS: 55.31233,-6.25100 [ View map ]

Site Description: Flat rock terrace alongside with small caves at base. Flat rock with kelp & red algae caves with rich sponge cover. One of the small caves had roof covered with Parerythropodium coralloides in 1988.

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Species list (71 species recorded)

PORIFERA Halichondria panicea Corynactis viridis Crisia denticulata Clavelina lepadiformis Metacallophyllis laciniata Acrosorium venulosum
Clathrina coriacea Haliclona viscosa Caryophyllia smithii Alcyonidium diaphanum Corella parallelogramma Kallymenia reniformis Cryptopleura ramosa
Stelletta grubii Dysidea fragilis ANNELIDA Electra pilosa Ascidia mentula Meredithia microphylla Delesseria sanguinea
Pachymatisma johnstonia CNIDARIA Bispira volutacornis Bugulina flabellata Polycarpa pomaria Phyllophora crispa Drachiella spectabilis
Dercitus bucklandi Diphasia rosacea CRUSTACEA Bicellariella ciliata Dendrodoa grossularia Plocamium cartilagineum Membranoptera alata
Stelligera montagui Sertularia argentea Cancer pagurus Parasmittina trispinosa PISCES Lomentaria orcadensis Phycodrys rubens
Raspailia hispida Nemertesia antennina Necora puber ECHINODERMATA Labrus bergylta Rhodymenia ardissonei Odonthalia dentata
Polymastia boletiformis Obelia geniculata MOLLUSCA Henricia oculata RHODOPHYTA Rhodymenia pseudopalmata CHROMOPHYTA
Tethya citrina Epizoanthus couchii Calliostoma zizyphinum Asterias rubens Bonnemaisonia asparagoides Compsothamnion gracillimum Dictyota dichotoma
Hemimycale columella Urticina felina Polycera quadrilineata Marthasterias glacialis Lithophyllum sp. Halurus flosculosus Laminaria hyperborea
Myxilla incrustans Cylista elegans Limacia clavigera Echinus esculentus Schmitzia hiscockiana Ptilota gunneri
Axinella infundibuliformis Actinothoe sphyrodeta BRYOZOA TUNICATA Dilsea carnosa Heterosiphonia plumosa

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