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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.

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Species list (54 species recorded)

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

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