Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Ballycastle Bay.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850606/03 Date: 1985-06-06 GPS: 55.21233,-6.20800 [ View map ]

Site Description: Tall kelp forest on large blocks.

Species list (46 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Echinus esculentus	Botryllus schlosseri	Meredithia microphylla	Heterosiphonia plumosa	Odonthalia dentata
Haliclona viscosa	BRYOZOA	TUNICATA	RHODOPHYTA	Phyllophora pseudoceranoides	Acrosorium venulosum	CHROMOPHYTA
CNIDARIA	Alcyonidium diaphanum	Polyclinum aurantium	Corallina officinalis	Schottera nicaeensis	Cryptopleura ramosa	Dictyota dichotoma
Obelia geniculata	Bicellariella ciliata	Sidnyum turbinatum	Lithophyllum sp.	Sphaerococcus coronopifolius	Delesseria sanguinea	Desmarestia aculeata
Caryophyllia smithii	Parasmittina trispinosa	Aplidium nordmanni	Calliblepharis ciliata	Plocamium cartilagineum	Membranoptera alata	Laminaria hyperborea
CRUSTACEA	ECHINODERMATA	Aplidium punctum	Furcellaria lumbricalis	Lomentaria clavellosa	Nitophyllum punctatum	Halidrys siliquosa
Cancer pagurus	Henricia oculata	Lissoclinum perforatum	Metacallophyllis laciniata	Lomentaria orcadensis	Phycodrys rubens	CHLOROPHYTA
MOLLUSCA	Asterias rubens	Dendrodoa grossularia	Kallymenia reniformis	Halurus flosculosus	Brongniartella byssoides	Chaetomorpha melagonium

---

Previous site

Next site