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Cooraghy Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850829/05 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.

Species list (40 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Nemertesia antennina	Pomatoceros triqueter	Inachus phalangium	BRYOZOA	Caberea ellisii	Asterias rubens
Sycon ciliatum	Nemertesia ramosa	Filograna implexa	Macropodia rostrata	Crisia denticulata	Cellaria sinuosa	Ophiothrix fragilis
Polymastia boletiformis	Aglaophenia tubulifera	CRUSTACEA	Cancer pagurus	Alcyonidium diaphanum	Parasmittina trispinosa	Ophiura albida
CNIDARIA	Rhizocaulus verticillatus	Balanus crenatus	MOLLUSCA	Eucratea loricata	Cellepora pumicosa	TUNICATA
Halecium halecinum	Caryophyllia smithii	Pandalus montagui	Polycera faeroensis	Securiflustra securifrons	Omalosecosa ramulosa	Ascidiella scabra
Abietinaria abietina	ANNELIDA	Galathea strigosa	Polycera quadrilineata	Bugulina flabellata	ECHINODERMATA	Ascidia mentula
Sertularella gayi	Chaetopterus variopedatus	Munida rugosa	Pecten maximus	Crisularia plumosa	Crossaster papposus

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