Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

E of Castle Head, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850625/01 Date: 1985-06-25 GPS: 55.30783,-6.18650. Depth: -31.0 to -32.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Flat limestone bedrock with a rich cover of sponge and hydroids. Areas of small boulders and cobbles. Red algae start at 32m.

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Species list (60 species recorded)

PORIFERA Tethya citrina Aplysilla rosea Nemertesia antennina CRUSTACEA Caberea ellisii TUNICATA
Sycon ciliatum Iophonopsis nigricans Aplysilla sulfurea Nemertesia ramosa Balanus crenatus Cellaria fistulosa Polyclinum aurantium
Pachymatisma johnstonia Antho involvens CNIDARIA Aglaophenia tubulifera Munida rugosa Porella compressa Didemnum maculosum
Dercitus bucklandi Hymedesmia paupertas Tubularia indivisa Alcyonium digitatum Cancer pagurus Parasmittina trispinosa Corella parallelogramma
Cliona celata Hemimycale columella Halecium halecinum Parazoanthus anguicomus Necora puber Schizomavella linearis Ascidia mentula
Raspailia hispida Myxilla incrustans Abietinaria abietina Actinothoe sphyrodeta MOLLUSCA ECHINODERMATA Polycarpa pomaria
Raspailia ramosa Amphilectus fucorum Sertularella gayi Caryophyllia smithii Calliostoma zizyphinum Henricia oculata PISCES
Polymastia boletiformis Axinella dissimilis Sertularia argentea ANNELIDA BRYOZOA Asterias rubens Ctenolabrus rupestris
Polymastia penicillus Axinella infundibuliformis Halopteris catharina Bispira volutacornis Crisia denticulata Ophiactis balli Pholis gunnellus
Suberites carnosus Dysidea fragilis Kirchenpaueria pinnata Filograna implexa Alcyonidium diaphanum Echinus esculentus

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