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