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White Cliffs S Coast, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850704/05 Date: 1985-07-04 GPS: 55.29283,-6.23967 [ View map ]

Site Description: Slope of muddy gravel; occassional boulder with Pecten. To west boulder slope starts about 40m fairly rich. List incomplete.

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Species list and abundance (50 species recorded):

PORIFERA Halecium halecinum P Plumularia setacea P CRUSTACEA Alcyonidium diaphanum P Antedon bifida P Ascidiella scabra P
Leucosolenia sp. P Halecium muricatum P Schizotricha frutescens P Balanus crenatus P Eucratea loricata P Asterias rubens P Polycarpa pomaria P
Sycon ciliatum P Abietinaria abietina P Aglaophenia tubulifera P MOLLUSCA Flustra foliacea P Marthasterias glacialis P Dendrodoa grossularia P
Raspailia ramosa P Sertularella gayi P Lytocarpia myriophyllum P Lomanotus genei P Securiflustra securifrons P Neopentadactyla mixta P PISCES
Stelligera stuposa P Sertularella polyzonias P Obelia sp. P Antiopella cristata P Bugula avicularia P TUNICATA Callionymus lyra P
Polymastia boletiformis P Halopteris catharina P Arachnanthus sarsi P Coryphella lineata P Bugulina flabellata P Clavelina lepadiformis P
Suberites carnosus P Kirchenpaueria pinnata P Caryophyllia smithii P Pecten maximus P Bicellariella ciliata P Distaplia rosea P
Haliclona urceolus P Nemertesia antennina P ANNELIDA BRYOZOA Cellaria fistulosa P Synoicum pulmonaria P
CNIDARIA Nemertesia ramosa P Chaetopterus variopedatus P Crisia denticulata P ECHINODERMATA Corella parallelogramma P

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