MBDP-NI: Site details N Large Skerrie, Portrush.

Priority species

N Large Skerrie, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850724/03 Date: 1985-07-24 GPS: 55.22450,-6.62583. Depth: -24.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep slope of large boulders dominated by Securiflustra and Flustra. Many fish.

Species list (54 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Polymastia boletiformis
Iophon hyndmani
Phorbas fictitius
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella polyzonias
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria similis
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Buccinum undatum
Candiella plebeia
Doto fragilis
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
Holothuria forskali
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium punctum
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius
Trisopterus luscus
Trisopterus minutus
Taurulus bubalis
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Labrus mixtus
Zeugopterus punctatus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Iophon hyndmani P
Phorbas fictitius P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella polyzonias P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria similis P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Buccinum undatum P
Candiella plebeia P
Doto fragilis P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
Holothuria forskali P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium punctum P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius P
Trisopterus luscus P
Trisopterus minutus P
Taurulus bubalis P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Labrus mixtus P
Zeugopterus punctatus P