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.

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