MBDP-NI: Site details W of Walters Rock, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

W of Walters Rock, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850613/02 Date: 1985-06-13 GPS: 54.38367,-5.55950. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep slope of large and small angular boulders; small patches of cobble and very coarse gravel. Rich growth. Not diverse.

No images for site.

Species list (46 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Raspailia ramosa
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Ectopleura larynx
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pisidia longicornis
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Hinia (Hinia) reticulata
Tritonia hombergii
Cadlina laevis
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Bugulina flabellata
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Solaster endeca
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Psammechinus miliaris
Echinus esculentus
Pawsonia saxicola
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp.
PISCES
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Pholis gunnellus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Raspailia ramosa P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Ectopleura larynx P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pisidia longicornis P
Inachus phalangium P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Hinia (Hinia) reticulata P
Tritonia hombergii P
Cadlina laevis P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Bugulina flabellata P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Solaster endeca P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Psammechinus miliaris P
Echinus esculentus P
Pawsonia saxicola P
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp. P
PISCES
Myoxocephalus scorpius P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Pholis gunnellus P