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White Cliffs, Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850704/03 Date: 1985-07-04 GPS: 55.29167,-6.24550. Depth: -14.0 to -15.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulder slope with some outcrop of limestone bedrock.

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Species list (78 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Iophon hyndmani
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularia argentea
Obelia geniculata
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Acanthodoris pilosa
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Porphyropsis coccinea
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Cruoria cruoriaeformis
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Dilsea carnosa
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Phyllophora crispa
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Schottera nicaeensis
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion gracillimum
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia stricta
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Cutleria
Halopteris filicina
Dictyota dichotoma
Desmarestia aculeata
Desmarestia viridis
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima
Halidrys siliquosa
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Iophon hyndmani P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularia argentea P
Obelia geniculata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Porphyropsis coccinea P
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Cruoria cruoriaeformis P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Dilsea carnosa P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Phyllophora crispa P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Compsothamnion gracillimum P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Haraldiophyllum bonnemaisonii P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Cutleria P
Halopteris filicina P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Desmarestia aculeata P
Desmarestia viridis P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P
Halidrys siliquosa P
CHLOROPHYTA
Bryopsis plumosa P

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