Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

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SE of Kilkeel.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850618/02 Date: 1985-06-18 GPS: 54.03150,-5.95217. Depth: -20.0 to -21.0 m. [ View map ]

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

Species list (36 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Halecium halecinum	Virgularia mirabilis	Hyas coarctatus	Cumanotus beaumonti	Astropecten irregularis	RHODOPHYTA
Sycon ciliatum	Sertularella gayi	Synarachnactis lloydii	Cancer pagurus	Pecten maximus	Crossaster papposus	Lithophyllum sp.
Suberites ficus	Halopteris catharina	Metridium senile	Polybius depurator	BRYOZOA	Asterias rubens
Amphilectus fucorum	Kirchenpaueria pinnata	Caryophyllia smithii	MOLLUSCA	Alcyonidium diaphanum	PISCES
Haliclona oculata	Rhizocaulus verticillatus	CRUSTACEA	Aporrhais pespelecani	Bugulina flabellata	Callionymus lyra
CNIDARIA	Obelia longissima	Balanus crenatus	Diaphorodoris luteocincta	Parasmittina trispinosa	Pomatoschistus minutus
Corymorpha nutans	Alcyonium digitatum	Pagurus bernhardus	Polycera faeroensis	ECHINODERMATA	Pleuronectes platessa