MBDP-NI: Site details Ballygalley Head.

Priority species

Ballygalley Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850524/02 Date: 1985-05-24 GPS: 54.90783,-5.84583 [ View map ]

Site Description: Maerl and gravel plain with scattered small boulders with kelp plants attached.

No images for site.

Species list (32 species recorded):

CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia ramosa
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
ANNELIDA
Lanice conchilega
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Glycymeris glycymeris
Ensis siliqua
Arcopagia crassa
Polititapes rhomboides
Dosinia exoleta
BRYOZOA
Vesicularia spinosa
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Neopentadactyla mixta
TUNICATA
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Callionymus lyra
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Stenogramma interruptum
Delesseria sanguinea
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
ANNELIDA
Lanice conchilega P
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Glycymeris glycymeris P
Ensis siliqua P
Arcopagia crassa P
Polititapes rhomboides P
Dosinia exoleta P
BRYOZOA
Vesicularia spinosa P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Neopentadactyla mixta P
TUNICATA
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P