MBDP-NI: Site details Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850627/03 Date: 1985-06-27 GPS: 55.28033,-6.21467 [ View map ]

Site Description: Frequent cobble and boulder embedded in much rippled fairly barren sand. L. saccharina and reds on rocks.

Species list (51 species recorded):

CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Obelia geniculata
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Munida rugosa
Hyas coarctatus
Macropodia rostrata
MOLLUSCA
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella browni
Edmundsella pedata
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Eucratea loricata
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Asterias rubens
Ophiura albida
Ophiura ophiura
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Molva molva
Pomatoschistus minutus
Pleuronectes platessa
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Calliblepharis ciliata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Phyllophora crispa
Plocamium cartilagineum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia sp.
CHROMOPHYTA
Saccharina latissima
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa

No biotope record.

CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Obelia geniculata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Munida rugosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
Macropodia rostrata P
MOLLUSCA
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella browni P
Edmundsella pedata P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Eucratea loricata P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiura albida P
Ophiura ophiura P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Didemnum sp. P
Corella parallelogramma P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Molva molva P
Pomatoschistus minutus P
Pleuronectes platessa P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Phyllophora crispa P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia sp. P
CHROMOPHYTA
Saccharina latissima P
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa P