MBDP-NI: Site details Castle Head, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Castle Head, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850626/02 Date: 1985-06-26 GPS: 55.30800,-6.21150 [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep boulder slope with some outcrops of bedrock. Dense kelp forest. Heavily silted.

Species list (38 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Iophonopsis nigricans
Amphilectus fucorum
Phorbas fictitius
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Eudendrium sp.
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Parazoanthus anguicomus
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Bicellariella ciliata
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium nordmanni
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
RHODOPHYTA
Phyllophora crispa
Delesseria sanguinea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Phorbas fictitius P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Eudendrium sp. P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Parazoanthus anguicomus P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Bicellariella ciliata P
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
RHODOPHYTA
Phyllophora crispa P
Delesseria sanguinea P