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Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850626/05 Date: 1985-06-26 GPS: 55.28183,-6.22167 [ View map ]

Site Description: Sand with scattered boulders. Lots of hydroids and some red algae.

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Species list (86 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Raspailia hispida
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Iophon hyndmani
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia margareta
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Alcyonium digitatum
Epizoanthus couchii
Urticina felina
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus prideaux
Hyas coarctatus
Macropodia rostrata
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus
Steromphala cineraria
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Acteon tornatilis
Lomanotus marmoratus
Doto fragilis
Polycera faeroensis
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella browni
Coryphella lineata
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Crisularia purpurotincta
Bicellariella ciliata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria fistulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiopholis aculeata
Ophiura albida
Ophiura ophiura
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Raja clavata
Pholis gunnellus
Pleuronectes platessa
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Plocamium cartilagineum
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Raspailia hispida P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Iophon hyndmani P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia margareta P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Lytocarpia myriophyllum P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Urticina felina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus prideaux P
Hyas coarctatus P
Macropodia rostrata P
Atelecyclus rotundatus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus P
Steromphala cineraria P
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Acteon tornatilis P
Lomanotus marmoratus P
Doto fragilis P
Polycera faeroensis P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella browni P
Coryphella lineata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Crisularia purpurotincta P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria fistulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Ophiura albida P
Ophiura ophiura P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Raja clavata P
Pholis gunnellus P
Pleuronectes platessa P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Saccharina latissima P

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