MBDP-NI: Site details N of The Bushes, Maidens.

Priority species

N of The Bushes, Maidens.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850801/06 Date: 1985-08-01 GPS: 54.92600,-5.73183 [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep slope of boulder/cobble on gravelly mud. Rich growth on boulders. Thecocarpus on mud. Virgularia present.

Species list (50 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hemimycale columella
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona urceolus
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Diphasia alata
Halopteris catharina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Polyplumaria flabellata
Schizotricha frutescens
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Alcyonium digitatum
Virgularia mirabilis
Cylista elegans
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Candiella lineata
Pecten maximus
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Anseropoda placenta
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Sidnyum turbinatum
Didemnum maculosum
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Molgula manhattensis

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hemimycale columella P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona urceolus P
CNIDARIA
Corymorpha nutans P
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Diphasia alata P
Halopteris catharina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Polyplumaria flabellata P
Schizotricha frutescens P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Lytocarpia myriophyllum P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Virgularia mirabilis P
Cylista elegans P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Candiella lineata P
Pecten maximus P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Anseropoda placenta P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Didemnum maculosum P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Molgula manhattensis P