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

Priority species

Arkill Bay, Rathlin Island.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19850905/04 Date: 1985-09-05 GPS: 55.27783,-6.16700 [ View map ]

Site Description: Shallow plain; patchy with areas of boulder/cobble & pebble/boulder or muddy gravel/boulder. Hydroids common

Species list (46 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Axinella infundibuliformis
Polymastia boletiformis
Hymedesmia paupertas
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Diphasia alata
Diphasia fallax
Diphasia margareta
Sertularella gayi
Antennella secundaria
Nemertesia antennina
Polyplumaria flabellata
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Lytocarpia myriophyllum
Alcyonium digitatum
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Filograna implexa
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Pecten maximus
Pododesmus patelliformis
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina flabellata
Caberea ellisii
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria fistulosa
Cellaria sinuosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Omalosecosa ramulosa
Buskea dichotoma
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp.
Corella parallelogramma
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Pyura tessellata
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Hymedesmia paupertas P
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina P
Diphasia alata P
Diphasia fallax P
Diphasia margareta P
Sertularella gayi P
Antennella secundaria P
Nemertesia antennina P
Polyplumaria flabellata P
Aglaophenia tubulifera P
Lytocarpia myriophyllum P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Caryophyllia smithii P
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus P
Filograna implexa P
MOLLUSCA
Jujubinus (Clelandella) miliaris P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Pecten maximus P
Pododesmus patelliformis P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina flabellata P
Caberea ellisii P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Cellaria fistulosa P
Cellaria sinuosa P
Parasmittina trispinosa P
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
Buskea dichotoma P
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida P
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Didemnum sp. P
Corella parallelogramma P
Ascidiella scabra P
Ascidia mentula P
Ascidia virginea P
Polycarpa pomaria P
Pyura tessellata P
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris P