Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Fair Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850815/02 Date: 1985-08-15 GPS: 55.22750,-6.16317 [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulder on cobble slope with red algae abundant. Boulders in ridges with cobbles and pebbles between.

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Species list (82 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Halisarca dujardinii
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Polymastia boletiformis
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hemimycale columella
Hymedesmia paupertas
Phorbas fictitius
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Abietinaria abietina
Abietinaria filicula
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria similis
Nemertesia antennina
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Cadlina laevis
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella verrucosa
Pododesmus patelliformis
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Vesicularia spinosa
Bicellariella ciliata
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia conchilega
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Microstomus kitt
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
Radicilingua thysanorhizans
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Halisarca dujardinii P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hemimycale columella P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Phorbas fictitius P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Abietinaria abietina P
Abietinaria filicula P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria similis P
Nemertesia antennina P
Plumularia setacea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Cadlina laevis P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella verrucosa P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Vesicularia spinosa P
Bicellariella ciliata P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Didemnum sp. P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia conchilega P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Microstomus kitt P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
Radicilingua thysanorhizans P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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