MBDP-NI: Site details S Hellyhunter Buoy, Cranfield Point.

Priority species

S Hellyhunter Buoy, Cranfield Point.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850530/03 Date: 1985-05-30 GPS: 53.98717,-6.02500 [ View map ]

Site Description: Bottom covered with boulder/cobble with muddy gravel between. Limestone boulders 5% but covered with sponges. & hydroids

Species list (49 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Mycale rotalis
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Diphasia rosacea
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella polyzonias
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Obelia longissima
Obelia plicata
Alcyonium digitatum
Metridium senile
CRUSTACEA
Pandalus montagui
Pagurus bernhardus
Macropodia rostrata
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto fragilis
Rubramoena amoena
Rubramoena rubescens
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bugula avicularia
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Diplosoma listerianum
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
RHODOPHYTA
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Raspailia hispida P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Mycale rotalis P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Diphasia rosacea P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Obelia longissima P
Obelia plicata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Metridium senile P
CRUSTACEA
Pandalus montagui P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Macropodia rostrata P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Doto fragilis P
Rubramoena amoena P
Rubramoena rubescens P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bugula avicularia P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Diplosoma listerianum P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
RHODOPHYTA
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa P