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Castle Head, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850626/01 Date: 1985-06-26 GPS: 55.30917,-6.20417. Depth: -36.0 to -37.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulder slope heavily colonised with hydroids and sponges.

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No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Phorbas fictitius P
Plocamilla coriacea P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Eudendrium sp. P
Eudendrium annulatum P
Garveia nutans P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia sp. P
Diphasia fallax P
Diphasia rosacea P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Tamarisca tamarisca P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Parazoanthus anguicomus P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Doto fragilis P
Polycera faeroensis P
Coryphella browni P
Coryphella lineata P
Edmundsella pedata P
Talochlamys pusio P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Caberea ellisii P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Porella compressa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Schizomavella linearis P
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P

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