MBDP-NI: Site details W Rue Point, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

W Rue Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840813/05 Date: 1984-08-13 GPS: 55.26617,-6.20000 [ View map ]

Site Description: Bedrock of pitted limestone with occasional small vertical face. Sponges quite common. Rock well covered. Kelp tall and dense.

Species list (55 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Hemimycale columella
Mycale rotalis
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona fistulosa
CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Filograna implexa
Spirorbis sp.
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Berthella plumula
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp.
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
Pyura tessellata
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Phyllophora crispa
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Ptilota gunneri
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Hemimycale columella P
Mycale rotalis P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona fistulosa P
CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Filograna implexa P
Spirorbis sp. P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Berthella plumula P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp. P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
Pyura tessellata P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Phyllophora crispa P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Ptilota gunneri P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P