MBDP-NI: Site details E of The Lochgary, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

E of The Lochgary, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840815/01 Date: 1984-08-15 GPS: 55.26783,-6.16433. Depth: -42.0 to -43.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Coarse gravel with surface of cobbles + boulders. Hydroids and Axinella infundibuliformis dominant.

Species list (47 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium muricatum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia sp.
Diphasia alata
Diphasia fallax
Diphasia nigra
Diphasia margareta
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Polyplumaria flabellata
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Alcyonium digitatum
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Munida rugosa
MOLLUSCA
Tricolia (Tricolia) pullus
Polycera faeroensis
Archidoris pseudoargus
Pecten maximus
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Porella compressa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Anseropoda placenta
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
PISCES
Squalus acanthias
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium muricatum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia sp. P
Diphasia alata P
Diphasia fallax P
Diphasia nigra P
Diphasia margareta P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Polyplumaria flabellata P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Lytocarpia myriophyllum P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Munida rugosa P
MOLLUSCA
Tricolia (Tricolia) pullus P
Polycera faeroensis P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Pecten maximus P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Porella compressa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Anseropoda placenta P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
PISCES
Squalus acanthias P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Callionymus lyra P