MBDP-NI: Site details Broad Sound, Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

Broad Sound, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850725/07 Date: 1985-07-25 GPS: 55.22100,-6.64567 [ View map ]

Site Description: Channel with a boulder floor and east side of vertical rocks.

Species list (60 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Iophonopsis nigricans
Phorbas fictitius
Mycale rotalis
Myxilla incrustans
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia (Trivia) monacha
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Acanthodoris pilosa
Polycera quadrilineata
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria fistulosa
Schizomavella linearis
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
Pawsonia saxicola
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Aplidium punctum
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Cliona celata P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Phorbas fictitius P
Mycale rotalis P
Myxilla incrustans P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia (Trivia) monacha P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Schizomavella linearis P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Echinus esculentus P
Pawsonia saxicola P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Aplidium punctum P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus P