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

Priority species

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

No biotope record.

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