MBDP-NI: Site details S of Kilkeel.

Priority species

S of Kilkeel.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850618/03 Date: 1985-06-18 GPS: 54.03083,-5.97650. Depth: -15.0 to -16.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulder cobble & pebble embedded in mud dominated by Ophiothrix.

Species list (55 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Leucosolenia botryoides
Sycon ciliatum
Oscarella sp.
Raspailia hispida
Stelligera montagui
Polymastia boletiformis
Amphilectus fucorum
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella polyzonias
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia dichotoma
Obelia longissima
Obelia plicata
Alcyonium digitatum
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus
Tonicella marmorea
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Eubranchus vittatus
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
Neopentadactyla mixta
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia mentula
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Ammodytes tobianus
Callionymus lyra
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Pterothamnion plumula
Cryptopleura ramosa
Phycodrys rubens

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Leucosolenia botryoides P
Sycon ciliatum P
Oscarella sp. P
Raspailia hispida P
Stelligera montagui P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Obelia dichotoma P
Obelia longissima P
Obelia plicata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus P
Tonicella marmorea P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Eubranchus vittatus P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
Neopentadactyla mixta P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidia mentula P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus stellaris P
Ammodytes tobianus P
Callionymus lyra P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Phycodrys rubens P