MBDP-NI: Site details Cooraghy Bay, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Cooraghy Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850829/04 Date: 1985-08-29 GPS: 55.28967,-6.26650 [ View map ]

Site Description: Sand and scattered boulders @ 13m. Boulder slope with dense kelp forest from 12m upwards with patches of sand/cobble.

No images for site.

Species list (43 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi
Nemertesia antennina
Caryophyllia smithii
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Eucratea loricata
Securiflustra securifrons
Crisularia plumosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiura ophiura
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Palmaria palmata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Peyssonnelia dubyi
Phyllophora crispa
Stenogramma interruptum
Gracilaria gracilis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Aglaothamnion byssoides
Ceramium nodulosum
Halurus flosculosus
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Delesseria sanguinea
Drachiella heterocarpa
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Polysiphonia elongata
CHROMOPHYTA
Pseudolithoderma extensum
Sporochnus pedunculatus
Desmarestia viridis
Chorda filum
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp.
Ulva sp.
Cladophora pygmaea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi P
Nemertesia antennina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Eucratea loricata P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Crisularia plumosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiura ophiura P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Palmaria palmata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Peyssonnelia dubyi P
Phyllophora crispa P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Gracilaria gracilis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Aglaothamnion byssoides P
Ceramium nodulosum P
Halurus flosculosus P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Drachiella heterocarpa P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Polysiphonia elongata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Pseudolithoderma extensum P
Sporochnus pedunculatus P
Desmarestia viridis P
Chorda filum P
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp. P
Ulva sp. P
Cladophora pygmaea P