MBDP-NI: Site details White Cliffs S Coast, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

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.

Species list (50 species recorded):

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

No biotope record.

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