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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 (83 species recorded)

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

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