MBDP-NI: Site details SW of Rigg Bank, Donaghadee.

Priority species

SW of Rigg Bank, Donaghadee.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850710/05 Date: 1985-07-10 GPS: 54.64050,-5.48633 [ View map ]

Site Description: Pebble and gravel plain with cobbles. Hydroids and bryozoans dominant.

Species list (46 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Amphilectus fucorum
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Urticina eques
Stomphia coccinea
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Lanice conchilega
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pagurus bernhardus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus leptochirus
Atelecyclus rotundatus
Cancer pagurus
Polybius pusillus
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Colus (Colus) gracilis
Neptunea antiqua
Pecten maximus
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Eucratea loricata
Flustra foliacea
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Amphiura securigera
Ophiura ophiura
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Polycarpa pomaria
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Amphilectus fucorum P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Urticina eques P
Stomphia coccinea P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Lanice conchilega P
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Hyas coarctatus P
Inachus leptochirus P
Atelecyclus rotundatus P
Cancer pagurus P
Polybius pusillus P
MOLLUSCA
Gibbula (Colliculus) tumida P
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Colus (Colus) gracilis P
Neptunea antiqua P
Pecten maximus P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Eucratea loricata P
Flustra foliacea P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Amphiura securigera P
Ophiura ophiura P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P