MBDP-NI: Site details Shamrock Pinnacle, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Shamrock Pinnacle, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19840816/02 Date: 1984-08-16 GPS: 55.35000,-6.39617. Depth: -27.0 to -28.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Terraced bedrock with an area of shattered rock. Alcyonium digitatum and Flustra foliacea common.

Species list (57 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucandra fistulosa
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Iophonopsis nigricans
Phorbas fictitius
Haliclona oculata
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Palinurus elephas
Galathea nexa
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Simnia patula
Jorunna tomentosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Omalosecosa ramulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Labrus mixtus
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodophyllis werneri
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Acrosorium venulosum
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucandra fistulosa P
Sycon ciliatum P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Phorbas fictitius P
Haliclona oculata P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Palinurus elephas P
Galathea nexa P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Simnia patula P
Jorunna tomentosa P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Labrus mixtus P
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P