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Carrickmannanon Rock, Ballycastle.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850604/02 Date: 1985-06-04 GPS: 55.23450,-6.28167. Depth: -29.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Smooth even bedrock with ascidian/bryozoan turf and many sponges & Tubularia. Occasional dip or small gully. Red algae limit 28m.

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Species list (38 species recorded)

PORIFERA Phorbas fictitius CNIDARIA Plumularia setacea CRUSTACEA Cellaria sinuosa Ascidia mentula
Pachymatisma johnstonia Myxilla fimbriata Tubularia indivisa Alcyonium digitatum Cancer pagurus ECHINODERMATA Polycarpa pomaria
Stelligera stuposa Myxilla incrustans Ectopleura larynx Actinothoe sphyrodeta MOLLUSCA Henricia oculata Botryllus schlosseri
Raspailia hispida Axinella infundibuliformis Eudendrium sp. Corynactis viridis Calliostoma zizyphinum Leptasterias muelleri PISCES
Raspailia ramosa Hymeniacidon perleve Eudendrium annulatum Caryophyllia smithii BRYOZOA TUNICATA Pholis gunnellus
Polymastia boletiformis Dysidea fragilis Sertularia argentea ANNELIDA Crisia denticulata Polyclinum aurantium
Hemimycale columella Spongionella pulchella Nemertesia antennina Filograna implexa Bugula avicularia Aplidium punctum

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