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N Large Skerrie, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850724/04 Date: 1985-07-24 GPS: 55.22467,-6.62800 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cliff from 5m to 17m with some deep fissures. Rich growth, particularly of bryozoans.

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Species list (83 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Dysidea fragilis
Axinella dissimilis
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Cliona celata
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hemimycale columella
Phorbas fictitius
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Sertularella gayi
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Acanthodoris pilosa
Polycera faeroensis
Polycera quadrilineata
Rostanga rubra
Antiopella cristata
Edmundsella pedata
Eubranchus tricolor
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria sinuosa
Pentapora foliacea
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Sidnyum turbinatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Didemnum maculosum
Lissoclinum perforatum
Corella parallelogramma
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Rhodymenia holmesii
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Dysidea fragilis P
Axinella dissimilis P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Cliona celata P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hemimycale columella P
Phorbas fictitius P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularella gayi P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Polycera faeroensis P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Rostanga rubra P
Antiopella cristata P
Edmundsella pedata P
Eubranchus tricolor P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Pentapora foliacea P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Didemnum maculosum P
Lissoclinum perforatum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
RHODOPHYTA
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Rhodymenia holmesii P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P

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