MBDP-NI: Site details SE Altacarry Head, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

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.

Species list (83 species recorded):

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

No biotope record.

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