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Skerries Roadstead, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850723/02 Date: 1985-07-23 GPS: 55.21583,-6.64133. Depth: -23.0 to -24.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Modiolus bed on muddy sand with abundant hydroids 46-channel.

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Species list (79 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Grantia compressa
Sycon ciliatum
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
Urticina felina
Metridium senile
Cylista elegans
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pandalus montagui
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus cuanensis
Inachus phalangium
Polybius corrugatus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia (Trivia) monacha
Lamellaria (Lamellaria) perspicua
Ocenebra erinacea
Buccinum undatum
Dendronotus frondosus
Doto coronata
Doto fragilis
Doto pinnatifida
Pelagella castanea
Okenia elegans
Archidoris pseudoargus
Antiopella cristata
Janolus hyalinus
Eubranchus tricolor
Modiolus modiolus
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Eucratea loricata
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiopholis aculeata
Echinus esculentus
Holothuria forskali
Thyone roscovita
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Distaplia rosea
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum sp.
Didemnum maculosum
Ciona intestinalis
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia conchilega
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
Molgula manhattensis
PISCES
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Grantia compressa P
Sycon ciliatum P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites ficus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina eques P
Urticina felina P
Metridium senile P
Cylista elegans P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Pandalus montagui P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pagurus cuanensis P
Inachus phalangium P
Polybius corrugatus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia (Trivia) monacha P
Lamellaria (Lamellaria) perspicua P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Buccinum undatum P
Dendronotus frondosus P
Doto coronata P
Doto fragilis P
Doto pinnatifida P
Pelagella castanea P
Okenia elegans P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Antiopella cristata P
Janolus hyalinus P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Modiolus modiolus P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Eucratea loricata P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Echinus esculentus P
Holothuria forskali P
Thyone roscovita P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Distaplia rosea P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum sp. P
Didemnum maculosum P
Ciona intestinalis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia conchilega P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
Molgula manhattensis P
PISCES
Callionymus lyra P

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