Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

SE of Kilkeel.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850618/01 Date: 1985-06-18 GPS: 54.03150,-5.95217 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plains of muddy sand very rare boulder. Area of muddy gravel in dunes. Dredged?

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Species list (35 species recorded)

PORIFERA Nemertesia ramosa CRUSTACEA MOLLUSCA Alcyonidium diaphanum Ophiopholis aculeata Callionymus lyra
Cliona celata Lytocarpia myriophyllum Balanus crenatus Leptochiton asellus Scrupocellaria scruposa Ophiura albida Microstomus kitt
Suberites ficus Obelia longissima Nephrops norvegicus Calliostoma zizyphinum ECHINODERMATA Echinus esculentus
Halichondria bowerbanki Metridium senile Pagurus bernhardus Aporrhais pespelecani Crossaster papposus TUNICATA
CNIDARIA ANNELIDA Galathea nexa Pecten maximus Asterias rubens Ciona intestinalis
Halecium halecinum Myxicola infundibulum Munida rugosa BRYOZOA Ophiothrix fragilis Ascidia mentula
Sertularella polyzonias Pomatoceros triqueter Cancer pagurus Crisia denticulata Ophiocomina nigra PISCES

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