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Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850627/01 Date: 1985-06-27 GPS: 55.27617,-6.22200 [ View map ]

Site Description: Stable boulder and cobble plain with patches of gravel. Dense cover of hydroids.

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Species list (59 species recorded)

PORIFERA Abietinaria abietina Plumularia setacea Balanus crenatus Alcyonidium diaphanum ECHINODERMATA Botryllus schlosseri
Polymastia boletiformis Diphasia sp. Schizotricha frutescens Pandalus montagui Vesicularia spinosa Antedon bifida PISCES
Polymastia penicillus Diphasia margareta Aglaophenia tubulifera Hyas coarctatus Eucratea loricata Porania pulvillus Pholis gunnellus
Iophonopsis nigricans Hydrallmania falcata Rhizocaulus verticillatus Inachus phalangium Flustra foliacea Asterias rubens RHODOPHYTA
Hemimycale columella Sertularella gayi Alcyonium digitatum Cancer pagurus Securiflustra securifrons Marthasterias glacialis Lithophyllum sp.
Phorbas fictitius Sertularella polyzonias Urticina eques MOLLUSCA Bugula sp. Echinus esculentus Phyllophora crispa
Amphilectus fucorum Sertularia argentea Caryophyllia smithii Polycera faeroensis Crisularia purpurotincta TUNICATA Cryptopleura ramosa
Axinella infundibuliformis Kirchenpaueria pinnata ANNELIDA Antiopella cristata Caberea ellisii Corella parallelogramma Delesseria sanguinea
Dysidea fragilis Nemertesia antennina Chaetopterus variopedatus Venus casina Cellaria fistulosa Ascidiella scabra Phycodrys rubens
CNIDARIA Nemertesia ramosa CRUSTACEA BRYOZOA Pentapora foliacea Polycarpa pomaria

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