Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

NW Rue Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850829/03 Date: 1985-08-29 GPS: 55.26200,-6.19983 [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulder/cobble plain with pockets of pebbles. Scattered small kelp plants. Dense cover of reds.

Species list (62 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Obelia geniculata	Electra pilosa	Ascidia mentula	Dilsea carnosa	Compsothamnion thuyoides	CHROMOPHYTA
Sycon ciliatum	Alcyonium digitatum	Parasmittina trispinosa	Botryllus schlosseri	Halarachnion ligulatum	Pterothamnion plumula	Cutleria
Oscarella sp.	Urticina eques	Schizomavella linearis	PISCES	Metacallophyllis laciniata	Heterosiphonia plumosa	Dictyota dichotoma
Iophon hyndmani	Caryophyllia smithii	ECHINODERMATA	Ctenolabrus rupestris	Kallymenia reniformis	Apoglossum ruscifolium	Desmarestia aculeata
Dysidea fragilis	MOLLUSCA	Antedon bifida	RHODOPHYTA	Meredithia microphylla	Cryptopleura ramosa	Laminaria hyperborea
Haliclona sp.	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Crossaster papposus	Bonnemaisonia asparagoides	Erythrodermis traillii	Delesseria sanguinea
CNIDARIA	Limacia clavigera	Henricia oculata	Bonnemaisonia intricata	Schottera nicaeensis	Nitophyllum punctatum
Tubularia indivisa	Coryphella lineata	Asterias rubens	Lithophyllum sp.	Plocamium cartilagineum	Phycodrys rubens
Abietinaria abietina	BRYOZOA	Marthasterias glacialis	Schmitzia hiscockiana	Lomentaria orcadensis	Brongniartella byssoides
Sertularia argentea	Alcyonidium diaphanum	Echinus esculentus	Calliblepharis ciliata	Rhodymenia ardissonei	Odonthalia dentata
Kirchenpaueria pinnata	Membranipora membranacea	TUNICATA	Rhodophyllis divaricata	Rhodymenia pseudopalmata	Polysiphonia stricta