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Farganlack Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850828/01 Date: 1985-08-28 GPS: 55.31200,-6.25500. Depth: -25.0 to -26.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Flat bedrock with dense kelp and under flora leading to cliff edge at 19m.

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Species list (114 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp.
Halisarca dujardinii
Spongionella pulchella
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Tethyspira spinosa
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Phorbas fictitius
Mycale lingua
Myxilla fimbriata
Myxilla incrustans
Hymeniacidon perleve
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona sp.
Haliclona oculata
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Amphitrite sp.
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia (Trivia) monacha
Doto fragilis
Polycera faeroensis
Polycera quadrilineata
Coryphella browni
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Caberea ellisii
Cellaria fistulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Aplidium punctum
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Hildenbrandia rubra
Lithophyllum sp.
Schmitzia hiscockiana
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Dilsea carnosa
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Erythrodermis traillii
Schottera nicaeensis
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Halurus flosculosus
Pterothamnion plumula
Ptilota gunneri
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Apoglossum ruscifolium
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Erythroglossum laciniatum
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Pseudolithoderma extensum
Cutleria
Sphacelaria sp.
Halopteris filicina
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Alaria esculenta
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima
CHLOROPHYTA
Uronema sp.
Cladophora pygmaea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Halisarca dujardinii P
Spongionella pulchella P
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Tethyspira spinosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Phorbas fictitius P
Mycale lingua P
Myxilla fimbriata P
Myxilla incrustans P
Hymeniacidon perleve P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona sp. P
Haliclona oculata P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Amphitrite sp. P
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia (Trivia) monacha P
Doto fragilis P
Polycera faeroensis P
Polycera quadrilineata P
Coryphella browni P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Caberea ellisii P
Cellaria fistulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Aplidium punctum P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Hildenbrandia rubra P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Schmitzia hiscockiana P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Dilsea carnosa P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Erythrodermis traillii P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Halurus flosculosus P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Ptilota gunneri P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Apoglossum ruscifolium P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Erythroglossum laciniatum P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Pseudolithoderma extensum P
Cutleria P
Sphacelaria sp. P
Halopteris filicina P
Dictyopteris polypodioides P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Alaria esculenta P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P
CHLOROPHYTA
Uronema sp. P
Cladophora pygmaea P

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