MBDP-NI: Site details Ballygalley Head.

Priority species

Ballygalley Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850524/01 Date: 1985-05-24 GPS: 54.90817,-5.84100 [ View map ]

Site Description: Scattered maerl then boulder/cobble then shelly gravel. Glycymeris very abundant; particulary dead shells

No images for site.

Species list (45 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Amphisbetia operculata
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Tonicella marmorea
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Testudinalia testudinalis
Polinices pulchellus
Glycymeris glycymeris
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiothrix fragilis
Echinus esculentus
Neopentadactyla mixta
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa pomaria
Dendrodoa grossularia
RHODOPHYTA
Phymatolithon calcareum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Stenogramma interruptum
CHROMOPHYTA
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Amphisbetia operculata P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Tonicella marmorea P
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Testudinalia testudinalis P
Polinices pulchellus P
Glycymeris glycymeris P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Echinus esculentus P
Neopentadactyla mixta P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
RHODOPHYTA
Phymatolithon calcareum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Stenogramma interruptum P
CHROMOPHYTA
Saccharina latissima P