MBDP-NI: Site details East Coast, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

East Coast, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850830/02 Date: 1985-08-30 GPS: 55.28433,-6.16667 [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow slope if boulder and consolidated cobble with occasional outcrops of bed rock. Rich in hydroids.

Species list (58 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Dysidea fragilis
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Amphilectus fucorum
Hymedesmia paupertas
Suberites carnosus
Haliclona urceolus
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia alata
Diphasia fallax
Diphasia margareta
Diphasia rosacea
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Polyplumaria flabellata
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Pomatoceros triqueter
Filograna implexa
CRUSTACEA
Munida rugosa
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Eubranchus tricolor
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
Eledone cirrhosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Caberea ellisii
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
Omalosecosa ramulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Stichastrella rosea
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp.

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Dysidea fragilis P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Tethya citrina P
Iophon hyndmani P
Amphilectus fucorum P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Suberites carnosus P
Haliclona urceolus P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia alata P
Diphasia fallax P
Diphasia margareta P
Diphasia rosacea P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Polyplumaria flabellata P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Pomatoceros triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
CRUSTACEA
Munida rugosa P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Pecten maximus P
Aequipecten opercularis P
Eledone cirrhosa P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Caberea ellisii P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Stichastrella rosea P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
RHODOPHYTA
Lithophyllum sp. P