MBDP-NI: Site details Arkill Bay, Rathlin Island.

Priority species

Non-indigenous species

Arkill Bay, Rathlin Island.

[Site list for year 1985]

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850905/03 Date: 1985-09-05 GPS: 55.27550,-6.17183 [ View map ]

Site Description: Plain of gravel and small pebbles changing to boulder with occasional outcrops of bedrock. Kelp on boulders.

Species list (54 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Amphilectus fucorum
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Securiflustra securifrons
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma
PISCES
Syngnathus acus
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
Bonnemaisonia intricata
Ahnfeltia plicata
Lithophyllum sp.
Calliblepharis ciliata
Rhodophyllis divaricata
Rhodophyllis werneri
Halarachnion ligulatum
Metacallophyllis laciniata
Kallymenia reniformis
Erythrodermis traillii
Phyllophora crispa
Stenogramma interruptum
Plocamium cartilagineum
Lomentaria clavellosa
Lomentaria orcadensis
Rhodymenia ardissonei
Compsothamnion thuyoides
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Acrosorium venulosum
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides
Nitophyllum punctatum
Phycodrys rubens
Brongniartella byssoides
Odonthalia dentata
Polysiphonia elongata
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Amphilectus fucorum P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Obelia geniculata P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiura albida P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma P
PISCES
Syngnathus acus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bonnemaisonia asparagoides P
Bonnemaisonia intricata P
Ahnfeltia plicata P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Rhodophyllis divaricata P
Rhodophyllis werneri P
Halarachnion ligulatum P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Erythrodermis traillii P
Phyllophora crispa P
Stenogramma interruptum P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Lomentaria clavellosa P
Lomentaria orcadensis P
Rhodymenia ardissonei P
Compsothamnion thuyoides P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Acrosorium venulosum P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides P
Nitophyllum punctatum P
Phycodrys rubens P
Brongniartella byssoides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Polysiphonia elongata P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P