MBDP-NI: Site details N of Ballygalley Head.

Priority species

N of Ballygalley Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850522/02 Date: 1985-05-22 GPS: 54.92567,-5.86200 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plain of gravel with some areas of pebble cobble or boulder. Balanus and P. prideauxi common.

No images for site.

Species list (37 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Raspailia hispida
Polymastia boletiformis
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Calliactis palliata
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus prideaux
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Pecten maximus
Sepiola (Heterosepiola) atlantica
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiura albida
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Molgula manhattensis
PISCES
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Raspailia hispida P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Calliactis palliata P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus prideaux P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Pecten maximus P
Sepiola (Heterosepiola) atlantica P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiura albida P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Molgula manhattensis P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P