MBDP-NI: Site details N of West Lighthouse, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

N of West Lighthouse, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850904/06 Date: 1985-09-04 GPS: 55.30517,-6.27967 [ View map ]

Site Description: Cliff fairly rugged with a large horizontal cleft 30m high by 2-3m deep.

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Species list (37 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia hispida
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia penicillus
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Iophonopsis nigricans
Myxilla incrustans
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Alcyonium digitatum
Epizoanthus couchii
Parazoanthus anguicomus
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Munida rugosa
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Polycera quadrilineata
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Securiflustra securifrons
Caberea ellisii
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni
Ascidia mentula
Polycarpa pomaria
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia hispida P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Polymastia penicillus P
Tethya citrina P
Iophon hyndmani P
Iophonopsis nigricans P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Epizoanthus couchii P
Parazoanthus anguicomus P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Corynactis viridis P
Caryophyllia smithii P
CRUSTACEA
Munida rugosa P
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Polycera quadrilineata P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Caberea ellisii P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni P
Ascidia mentula P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P