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Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850627/04 Date: 1985-06-27 GPS: 55.27617,-6.22200. Depth: -29.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

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

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Species list (83 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
Amphilectus fucorum
Hemimycale columella
Hymedesmia sp.
Hymedesmia paupertas
Myxilla incrustans
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona urceolus
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Ectopleura larynx
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia fallax
Diphasia margareta
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Alcyonium digitatum
Synarachnactis lloydii
Urticina eques
Urticina felina
Stomphia coccinea
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Munida rugosa
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Doto fragilis
Polycera faeroensis
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella lineata
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
Palliolum tigerinum
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum maculosum
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Dysidea fragilis P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Hemimycale columella P
Hymedesmia sp. P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Myxilla incrustans P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona urceolus P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Ectopleura larynx P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia fallax P
Diphasia margareta 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
Alcyonium digitatum P
Synarachnactis lloydii P
Urticina eques P
Urticina felina P
Stomphia coccinea P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Munida rugosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Doto fragilis P
Polycera faeroensis P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella lineata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
Palliolum tigerinum P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum maculosum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis P
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P

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