MBDP-NI: Site details E Maiden, Maidens.

Priority species

E Maiden, Maidens.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850731/06 Date: 1985-07-31 GPS: 54.92950,-5.72250. Depth: -27.0 to -28.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep boulder slope with ridges of bedrock. Alcyonium & Tubularia abundant with Echinus abundant at shallower depths.

Species list (77 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Axinella infundibuliformis
Axinella rugosa
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Iophonopsis nigricans
Lissodendoryx sp.
Hemimycale columella
Hymedesmia sp.
Hymedesmia jecusculum
Hymedesmia paupertas
Clathria barleei
Microciona spinarcus
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Hymeniacidon simplicima
Haliclona urceolus
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium sp.
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Epizoanthus couchii
Metridium senile
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Tritonia hombergii
Doto dunnei
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Antiopella cristata
Talochlamys pusio
BRACHIOPODA
Terebratulina retusa
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Turbicellepora avicularis
Omalosecosa ramulosa
Buskea dichotoma
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Archidistoma aggregatum
Aplidium nordmanni
Didemnum maculosum
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
Labrus mixtus
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Delesseria sanguinea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Axinella rugosa P
Raspailia hispida P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Lissodendoryx sp. P
Hemimycale columella P
Hymedesmia sp. P
Hymedesmia jecusculum P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Clathria barleei P
Microciona spinarcus P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Hymeniacidon simplicima P
Haliclona urceolus P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium sp. P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Metridium senile P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus P
Inachus phalangium P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Tritonia hombergii P
Doto dunnei P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Antiopella cristata P
Talochlamys pusio P
BRACHIOPODA
Terebratulina retusa P
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Turbicellepora avicularis P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
Buskea dichotoma P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Archidistoma aggregatum P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Didemnum maculosum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus bergylta P
Labrus mixtus P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Delesseria sanguinea P