MBDP-NI: Site details N Coast, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

N Coast, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850828/02 Date: 1985-08-28 GPS: 55.31367,-6.23983 [ View map ]

Site Description: Near horizonal bedrock with little gullies with occasional boulder. Short kelp stipes and much red algae.

Species list (72 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Tethya citrina
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hemimycale columella
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina felina
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
CHELICERATA
Pycnogonum littorale
CRUSTACEA
Pandalus montagui
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ocenebra erinacea
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Eubranchus tricolor
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Electra pilosa
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Crisularia plumosa
Caberea ellisii
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium nordmanni
Aplidium punctum
Ascidia conchilega
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Polycarpa scuba
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachi
Pyura tessellata
PISCES
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Chirolophis ascanii
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.
Calliblepharis ciliata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera montagui P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Tethya citrina P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hemimycale columella P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina felina P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
CHELICERATA
Pycnogonum littorale P
CRUSTACEA
Pandalus montagui P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Ocenebra erinacea P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Electra pilosa P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Caberea ellisii P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium nordmanni P
Aplidium punctum P
Ascidia conchilega P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Polycarpa scuba P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachi P
Pyura tessellata P
PISCES
Myoxocephalus scorpius P
Chirolophis ascanii P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P