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E of Doon Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840814/03 Date: 1984-08-14 GPS: 55.27283,-6.17000. Depth: -36.0 to -37.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Muddy sand gravel with scattered cobbles and boulders. Axinella infundibuliformis abundant and very large A polypoides common. Stable sea-bed.

Species list (48 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Halichondria bowerbanki	Nemertesia antennina	Chaetopterus variopedatus	BRYOZOA	Antedon petasus	Polycarpa pomaria
Raspailia hispida	Haliclona urceolus	Nemertesia ramosa	CRUSTACEA	Flustra foliacea	Porania pulvillus	PISCES
Polymastia boletiformis	Dysidea fragilis	Polyplumaria flabellata	Munida rugosa	Securiflustra securifrons	Henricia oculata	Trisopterus minutus
Suberites carnosus	Hymedesmia sp.	Schizotricha frutescens	Inachus leptochirus	Crisularia plumosa	Marthasterias glacialis
Tethya citrina	CNIDARIA	Aglaophenia tubulifera	MOLLUSCA	Cellaria fistulosa	Ophiothrix fragilis
Iophon hyndmani	Diphasia alata	Lytocarpia myriophyllum	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Cellaria sinuosa	Ophiura ophiura
Clathria barleei	Diphasia margareta	Alcyonium digitatum	Polycera faeroensis	Porella compressa	TUNICATA
Axinella dissimilis	Sertularella gayi	Caryophyllia smithii	Eubranchus tricolor	Parasmittina trispinosa	Corella parallelogramma
Axinella infundibuliformis	Halopteris catharina	ANNELIDA	Pecten maximus	ECHINODERMATA	Ascidia mentula

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