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Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850703/03 Date: 1985-07-03 GPS: 55.26750,-6.20867. Depth: -24.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Mixture of small boulders and pebble. Some small L. hyperborea. Hydroids abundant.

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Species list (89 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Amphilectus fucorum
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Halecium muricatum
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Galathea nexa
Munida rugosa
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Colpodaspis pusilla
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Doto fragilis
Doto hystrix
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Cadlina laevis
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella browni
Coryphella lineata
Edmundsella pedata
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
Talochlamys pusio
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Vesicularia spinosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Crisularia purpurotincta
Bicellariella ciliata
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Antedon petasus
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Lophius piscatorius
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Halecium muricatum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Galathea nexa P
Munida rugosa P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Colpodaspis pusilla P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doto fragilis P
Doto hystrix P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Cadlina laevis P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella browni P
Coryphella lineata P
Edmundsella pedata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Talochlamys pusio P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Vesicularia spinosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Crisularia purpurotincta P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Antedon petasus P
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Lophius piscatorius P
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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