Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

SE Altacarry Head, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850628/02 Date: 1985-06-28 GPS: 55.29167,-6.16500 [ View map ]

Site Description: Slope of small angular boulders to N. changing to boulder/cobble on consolidated pebble/gravel. Short kelp plants on cobbles.

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Species list and abundance (83 species recorded):

PORIFERA Gonactinia prolifera P MOLLUSCA Crisia denticulata P Henricia oculata P Bonnemaisonia intricata P Delesseria sanguinea P
Leucosolenia botryoides P Actinothoe sphyrodeta P Leptochiton asellus P Crisia eburnea P Asterias rubens P Lithophyllum sp. P Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Sycon ciliatum P Caryophyllia smithii P Tricolia (Tricolia) pullus P Alcyonidium diaphanum P Marthasterias glacialis P Calliblepharis ciliata P Brongniartella byssoides P
Hymedesmia paupertas P ANNELIDA Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P Membranipora membranacea P Psammechinus miliaris P Dilsea carnosa P Odonthalia dentata P
CNIDARIA Harmothoe extenuata P Calliostoma zizyphinum P Electra pilosa P Echinus esculentus P Metacallophyllis laciniata P Pterosiphonia parasitica P
Tubularia indivisa P Chaetopterus variopedatus P Patella pellucida P Flustra foliacea P TUNICATA Kallymenia reniformis P CHROMOPHYTA
Halecium halecinum P Sabella pavonina P Trivia arctica P Bicellariella ciliata P Clavelina lepadiformis P Erythrodermis traillii P Dictyota dichotoma P
Abietinaria abietina P Pomatoceros triqueter P Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P Cellaria fistulosa P Didemnum sp. P Phyllophora crispa P Desmarestia aculeata P
Halopteris catharina P Filograna implexa P Okenia nodosa P Parasmittina trispinosa P Corella parallelogramma P Schottera nicaeensis P Laminaria hyperborea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P CRUSTACEA Polycera faeroensis P Cellepora pumicosa P Ascidiella scabra P Plocamium cartilagineum P CHLOROPHYTA
Nemertesia antennina P Balanus crenatus P Edmundsella pedata P ECHINODERMATA Ascidia mentula P Lomentaria clavellosa P Bryopsis plumosa P
Nemertesia ramosa P Galathea squamifera P Palliolum tigerinum P Antedon petasus P PISCES Lomentaria orcadensis P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P Pisidia longicornis P Pododesmus patelliformis P Porania pulvillus P Scyliorhinus canicula P Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Rolandia coralloides P Cancer pagurus P BRYOZOA Crossaster papposus P RHODOPHYTA Cryptopleura ramosa P

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