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

Priority species

Cooraghy Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850829/06 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 (62 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Sertularia argentea
Obelia geniculata
Actinia equina
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Lacuna (Epheria) vincta
Hinia (Hinia) reticulata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Marthasterias glacialis
TUNICATA
Ascidia conchilega
Dendrodoa grossularia
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Lithophyllum sp.
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Dilsea carnosa
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Coccotylus truncata
Erythrodermis traillii
Phyllophora crispa
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Polyides rotundus
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius
Gracilaria gracilis
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Ceramium sp.
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Halurus flosculosus
Pterothamnion plumula
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Apoglossum ruscifolium
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Membranoptera alata
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia elongata
Polysiphonia stricta
Pterosiphonia parasitica
Rhodomela confervoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Pseudolithoderma extensum
Cutleria
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva lactuca
Chaetomorpha melagonium

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Sertularia argentea P
Obelia geniculata P
Actinia equina P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Lacuna (Epheria) vincta P
Hinia (Hinia) reticulata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Marthasterias glacialis P
TUNICATA
Ascidia conchilega P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Dilsea carnosa P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Coccotylus truncata P
Erythrodermis traillii P
Phyllophora crispa P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Polyides rotundus P
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius P
Gracilaria gracilis P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia pseudopalmata P
Ceramium sp. P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Halurus flosculosus P
Pterothamnion plumula P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Apoglossum ruscifolium P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Membranoptera alata P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia elongata P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Pterosiphonia parasitica P
Rhodomela confervoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Pseudolithoderma extensum P
Cutleria P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva lactuca P
Chaetomorpha melagonium P