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

Priority species

White Cliffs S Coast, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850704/06 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 (59 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Iophonopsis nigricans
Haliclona urceolus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Obelia sp.
Urticina eques
Calliactis palliata
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus prideaux
Hyas coarctatus
Macropodia rostrata
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Polybius depurator
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella lineata
Edmundsella pedata
BRYOZOA
Vesicularia spinosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Omalosecosa ramulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon petasus
Astropecten irregularis
Porania pulvillus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiura ophiura
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa pomaria
PISCES
Pleuronectes platessa
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Haliclona urceolus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Lytocarpia myriophyllum P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Obelia sp. P
Urticina eques P
Calliactis palliata P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus prideaux P
Hyas coarctatus P
Macropodia rostrata P
Atelecyclus rotundatus P
Polybius depurator P
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella lineata P
Edmundsella pedata P
BRYOZOA
Vesicularia spinosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon petasus P
Astropecten irregularis P
Porania pulvillus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiura ophiura P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa pomaria P
PISCES
Pleuronectes platessa P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P