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

No biotope record.

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

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