MBDP-NI: Site details Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850625/06 Date: 1985-06-25 GPS: 55.29317,-6.21550 [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulders embedded in limestone, coarse sand/gravel. Kelp with much Spirorbis on blades, seaweeds good.

Species list (51 species recorded):

CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
Spirorbis sp.
CRUSTACEA
Galathea squamifera
Xantho pilipes
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Bicellariella ciliata
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum maculosum
Corella parallelogramma
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Callionymus lyra
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Palmaria palmata
Lithophyllum sp.
Cruoria cruoriaeformis
Calliblepharis ciliata
Cystoclonium purpureum
Dilsea carnosa
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius
Plocamium cartilagineum
Ptilota gunneri
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Membranoptera alata
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
Spirorbis sp. P
CRUSTACEA
Galathea squamifera P
Xantho pilipes P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum maculosum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Callionymus lyra P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Palmaria palmata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Cruoria cruoriaeformis P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Cystoclonium purpureum P
Dilsea carnosa P
Furcellaria lumbricalis P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Ptilota gunneri P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Membranoptera alata P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P