Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

W Church Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850904/03 Date: 1985-09-04 GPS: 55.29250,-6.24033 [ View map ]

Site Description: Very steep boulder slope with small pockets of muddy gravel. Mud gravel slope at 27m.

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Species list (77 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hymedesmia paupertas
Phorbas fictitius
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Abietinaria abietina
Antennella secundaria
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Stomphia coccinea
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Pecten maximus
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Electra pilosa
Flustra foliacea
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria fistulosa
Porella compressa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
Omalosecosa ramulosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Porania pulvillus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus mixtus
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Dilsea carnosa
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Meredithia microphylla
Erythrodermis traillii
Phyllophora crispa
Schottera nicaeensis
Stenogramma interruptum
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Tethya citrina P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
Phorbas fictitius P
Suberites carnosus P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Antennella secundaria P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Stomphia coccinea P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
MOLLUSCA
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Pecten maximus P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Electra pilosa P
Flustra foliacea P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Porella compressa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Cellepora pumicosa P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Porania pulvillus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P
Labrus mixtus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Dilsea carnosa P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Meredithia microphylla P
Erythrodermis traillii P
Phyllophora crispa P
Schottera nicaeensis P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina P
Dictyopteris polypodioides P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P

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