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White Cliffs S Coast, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850704/04 Date: 1985-07-04 GPS: 55.29250,-6.24033 [ View map ]

Site Description: Very steep boulder slope with small pockets of muddy gravel. Mud gravel slope at 27m.

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Species list and abundance (44 species recorded):

PORIFERA Haliclona urceolus P ANNELIDA Hyas coarctatus P Securiflustra securifrons P TUNICATA Corella parallelogramma P
Axinella infundibuliformis P CNIDARIA Chaetopterus variopedatus P MOLLUSCA Cellaria fistulosa P Clavelina lepadiformis P Ascidia mentula P
Raspailia hispida P Halecium halecinum P Sabella pavonina P Trivia arctica P Porella compressa P Distaplia rosea P Botrylloides leachi P
Stelligera stuposa P Kirchenpaueria pinnata P Pomatoceros triqueter P Antiopella cristata P ECHINODERMATA Archidistoma aggregatum P RHODOPHYTA
Polymastia boletiformis P Nemertesia antennina P Protula tubularia P Diaphoreolis viridis P Antedon bifida P Synoicum pulmonaria P Delesseria sanguinea P
Iophon hyndmani P Nemertesia ramosa P CRUSTACEA Eledone cirrhosa P Porania pulvillus P Aplidium nordmanni P
Iophonopsis nigricans P Aglaophenia tubulifera P Balanus crenatus P BRYOZOA Marthasterias glacialis P Aplidium punctum P
Hymedesmia sp. P Caryophyllia smithii P Munida rugosa P Flustra foliacea P Echinus esculentus P Ciona intestinalis P

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