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Altachuile Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850828/03 Date: 1985-08-28 GPS: 55.30800,-6.21150 [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep boulder slope with some outcrops of bedrock. Dense kelp forest. Heavily silted.

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Species list (77 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona sp.
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Halopteris catharina
Nemertesia antennina
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Polybius depurator
MOLLUSCA
Polycera faeroensis
Polycera quadrilineata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Bugulina flabellata
Porella compressa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus mixtus
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Dilsea carnosa
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Pterothamnion plumula
Sphondylothamnion multifidum
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Radicilingua thysanorhizans
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Pterosiphonia parasitica
CHROMOPHYTA
Cutleria
Halopteris filicina
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Carpomitra costata
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Iophon hyndmani P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona sp. P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Halopteris catharina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Polybius depurator P
MOLLUSCA
Polycera faeroensis P
Polycera quadrilineata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Bugulina flabellata P
Porella compressa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Pollachius pollachius P
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus mixtus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Dilsea carnosa P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Sphondylothamnion multifidum P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Radicilingua thysanorhizans P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
CHROMOPHYTA
Cutleria P
Halopteris filicina P
Dictyopteris polypodioides P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Carpomitra costata P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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