MBDP-NI: Site details Ballycastle Bay.

Priority species

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

No biotope record.

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