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Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850627/02 Date: 1985-06-27 GPS: 55.27533,-6.22983 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cobble plain with some boulder and pebble; well consolidated. Rich hydroid community.

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Species list (74 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Iophon hyndmani
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia fallax
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
Urticina felina
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Astacilla longicornis
Munida rugosa
Ebalia tuberosa
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto dunnei
Doto fragilis
Antiopella cristata
Diaphoreolis viridis
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
Venus casina
Eledone cirrhosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Crisularia purpurotincta
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Pentapora foliacea
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon petasus
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinocardium flavescens
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Synoicum pulmonaria
Aplidium punctum
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia virginea
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis
Pholis gunnellus
Callionymus lyra
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Cryptopleura ramosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Iophon hyndmani P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia fallax P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Lytocarpia myriophyllum P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina eques P
Urticina felina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Astacilla longicornis P
Munida rugosa P
Ebalia tuberosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
Atelecyclus rotundatus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Doto dunnei P
Doto fragilis P
Antiopella cristata P
Diaphoreolis viridis P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Venus casina P
Eledone cirrhosa P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Crisularia purpurotincta P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Pentapora foliacea P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon petasus P
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinocardium flavescens P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Synoicum pulmonaria P
Aplidium punctum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia virginea P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis P
Pholis gunnellus P
Callionymus lyra P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Cryptopleura ramosa P

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