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Clachen Rock, Bull Point, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850904/04 Date: 1985-09-04 GPS: 55.29400,-6.29317 [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow slope of boulders with cobbles and muddy gravel underneath. Some limestone bedrock and basalt towards south. Vertical faces undercut.

Species list (80 species recorded)

PORIFERA	Abietinaria abietina	ANNELIDA	Polycera quadrilineata	Henricia oculata	Lithophyllum sp.	Acrosorium venulosum
Oscarella sp.	Diphasia rosacea	Myxicola infundibulum	Cadlina laevis	Asterias rubens	Rhodophyllis divaricata	Cryptopleura ramosa
Pachymatisma johnstonia	Sertularella gayi	Filograna implexa	Aeolidia papillosa	Echinus esculentus	Rhodophyllis werneri	Delesseria sanguinea
Stelligera stuposa	Kirchenpaueria pinnata	CRUSTACEA	Aeolidiella glauca	TUNICATA	Halarachnion ligulatum	Nitophyllum punctatum
Polymastia boletiformis	Nemertesia antennina	Palinurus elephas	Talochlamys distorta	Aplidium nordmanni	Metacallophyllis laciniata	Phycodrys rubens
Polymastia penicillus	Nemertesia ramosa	Cancer pagurus	Pododesmus patelliformis	Ascidia mentula	Kallymenia reniformis	Brongniartella byssoides
Iophonopsis nigricans	Schizotricha frutescens	Xantho pilipes	BRYOZOA	Polycarpa pomaria	Schottera nicaeensis	CHROMOPHYTA
Axinella infundibuliformis	Aglaophenia tubulifera	MOLLUSCA	Crisia eburnea	PISCES	Plocamium cartilagineum	Cutleria
Haliclona urceolus	Obelia geniculata	Steromphala cineraria	Securiflustra securifrons	Scyliorhinus canicula	Lomentaria orcadensis	Dictyopteris polypodioides
Haliclona viscosa	Alcyonium digitatum	Calliostoma zizyphinum	Porella compressa	Ctenolabrus rupestris	Rhodymenia ardissonei	Dictyota dichotoma
CNIDARIA	Actinothoe sphyrodeta	Tritonia hombergii	Parasmittina trispinosa	RHODOPHYTA	Rhodymenia pseudopalmata	Carpomitra costata
Tubularia indivisa	Corynactis viridis	Diaphorodoris luteocincta	Omalosecosa ramulosa	Bonnemaisonia asparagoides	Pterothamnion plumula	Desmarestia aculeata
Halecium halecinum	Caryophyllia smithii	Polycera faeroensis	ECHINODERMATA	Bonnemaisonia intricata	Heterosiphonia plumosa	Laminaria hyperborea

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