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Farganlack Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850702/04 Date: 1985-07-02 GPS: 55.31100,-6.25583 [ View map ]

Site Description: Vertical rugged cliff face. Single small cave. Fauna on cliff very rich .

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Species list (70 species recorded)

PORIFERA Iophonopsis nigricans CNIDARIA Alcyonium digitatum Galathea strigosa Antedon bifida Dendrodoa grossularia
Clathrina coriacea Hymedesmia paupertas Tubularia indivisa Epizoanthus couchii Inachus phalangium Henricia oculata Botryllus schlosseri
Oscarella sp. Hemimycale columella Ectopleura larynx Parazoanthus anguicomus Cancer pagurus Asterias rubens PISCES
Pachymatisma johnstonia Phorbas fictitius Garveia nutans Urticina felina MOLLUSCA Echinus esculentus Pollachius virens
Stelligera stuposa Myxilla incrustans Halecium halecinum Metridium senile Calliostoma zizyphinum TUNICATA Ctenolabrus rupestris
Raspailia hispida Axinella dissimilis Sertularella gayi Cylista elegans BRYOZOA Polyclinum aurantium Labrus bergylta
Raspailia ramosa Axinella infundibuliformis Sertularella polyzonias Actinothoe sphyrodeta Crisia eburnea Aplidium nordmanni Labrus mixtus
Polymastia boletiformis Haliclona urceolus Halopteris catharina Corynactis viridis Alcyonidium diaphanum Didemnum sp.
Polymastia penicillus Haliclona viscosa Kirchenpaueria pinnata Caryophyllia smithii Securiflustra securifrons Ciona intestinalis
Suberites carnosus Dysidea fragilis Nemertesia antennina ANNELIDA Bicellariella ciliata Corella parallelogramma
Tethya citrina Spongionella pulchella Nemertesia ramosa Filograna implexa Caberea ellisii Ascidia mentula
Iophon hyndmani Halisarca dujardinii Aglaophenia tubulifera CRUSTACEA ECHINODERMATA Polycarpa pomaria

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