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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.

Species list and abundance (71 species recorded):

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

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