MBDP-NI: Site details Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850703/02 Date: 1985-07-03 GPS: 55.26650,-6.22333 [ View map ]

Site Description: Uneven plain of pebble on shell gravel. Hydroids and Flustra frequent on pebbles.

No images for site.

Species list (35 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Amphilectus fucorum
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia cupressina
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Obelia sp.
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CHELICERATA
Nymphon brevirostre
Callipallene brevirostris
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Anapagurus hyndmanni
Pagurus bernhardus
Ebalia tuberosa
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus phalangium
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Coryphella browni
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Psammechinus miliaris
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Amphilectus fucorum P
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia cupressina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Obelia sp. P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CHELICERATA
Nymphon brevirostre P
Callipallene brevirostris P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Anapagurus hyndmanni P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Ebalia tuberosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus phalangium P
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Coryphella browni P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Psammechinus miliaris P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P