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S Bull Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850904/02 Date: 1985-09-04 GPS: 55.28817,-6.28683 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plains of boulder/cobble. Steep boulder slope. Much Nemertesia on plain. Band of Actinothoe and Tubularia on ridge and slope.

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Species list (55 species recorded)

PORIFERA Abietinaria abietina Pomatoceros triqueter Pododesmus patelliformis Parasmittina trispinosa Echinus esculentus Ctenolabrus rupestris
Pachymatisma johnstonia Nemertesia antennina CRUSTACEA BRACHIOPODA Cellepora pumicosa TUNICATA RHODOPHYTA
Iophonopsis nigricans Nemertesia ramosa Pandalus montagui Neocrania anomala Turbicellepora avicularis Distaplia rosea Lithophyllum sp.
Hymedesmia paupertas Plumularia setacea Munida rugosa BRYOZOA Omalosecosa ramulosa Ascidia conchilega Rhodymenia ardissonei
Myxilla incrustans Alcyonium digitatum MOLLUSCA Crisia denticulata ECHINODERMATA Ascidia mentula Rhodymenia pseudopalmata
Axinella infundibuliformis Epizoanthus couchii Calliostoma zizyphinum Alcyonidium diaphanum Antedon bifida Ascidia virginea Delesseria sanguinea
Haliclona viscosa Parazoanthus anguicomus Hinia (Hima) incrassata Bugulina flabellata Crossaster papposus Botryllus schlosseri
Dysidea fragilis Actinothoe sphyrodeta Cadlina laevis Bicellariella ciliata Henricia oculata Pyura microcosmus
CNIDARIA Caryophyllia smithii Tetrarca tetragona Caberea ellisii Asterias rubens Pyura tessellata
Tubularia indivisa ANNELIDA Talochlamys distorta Cellaria fistulosa Marthasterias glacialis PISCES

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