MBDP-NI: Site details Ridge, N of The Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

Ridge, N of The Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850726/01 Date: 1985-07-26 GPS: 55.27233,-6.61150 [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow sloping rock platform with sand covering in patches leading to steep rocky slope.

Species list (61 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Cliona celata
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Myxilla incrustans
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Amphisbetia operculata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Metridium senile
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Homarus gammarus
Pagurus bernhardus
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto eireana
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Antiopella cristata
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria sinuosa
Pentapora foliacea
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Luidia ciliaris
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
Holothuria forskali
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Morchellium argus
Polycarpa pomaria
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Conger conger
Pollachius pollachius
Pollachius virens
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Callionymus lyra

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum 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
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Myxilla incrustans P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Amphisbetia operculata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Metridium senile P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Homarus gammarus P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Doto eireana P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Antiopella cristata P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Pentapora foliacea P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Luidia ciliaris P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
Holothuria forskali P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Morchellium argus P
Polycarpa pomaria P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Conger conger P
Pollachius pollachius P
Pollachius virens P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Callionymus lyra P