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Fair Head.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850815/03 Date: 1985-08-15 GPS: 55.22433,-6.17500 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cobble & pebble slope with ridges of boulders. Ophiothrix dominated.

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Species list (88 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Amphilectus fucorum
Hemimycale columella
Hymedesmia paupertas
Phorbas fictitius
Mycale rotalis
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Halecium muricatum
Abietinaria abietina
Abietinaria filicula
Sertularia argentea
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Kirchenpaueria similis
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata
Doto fragilis
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Cadlina laevis
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella verrucosa
Capellinia fustifera
Venus casina
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Securiflustra securifrons
Bicellariella ciliata
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia conchilega
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Lithothamnion glaciale
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Phycodrys rubens
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Hemimycale columella P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Phorbas fictitius P
Mycale rotalis P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Halecium muricatum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Abietinaria filicula P
Sertularia argentea P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Kirchenpaueria similis P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata P
Doto fragilis P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Cadlina laevis P
Antiopella cristata P
Coryphella verrucosa P
Capellinia fustifera P
Venus casina P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Securiflustra securifrons 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
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
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
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Lithothamnion glaciale P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis 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
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Phycodrys rubens P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P

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