MBDP-NI: Site details Quoile Estuary, Strangford Lough.

Quoile Estuary, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 551 Event number: 19800610/01 Date: 1980-06-10 GPS: 54.38717,-5.64133. Depth: -9.0 to -10.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Very fine sand overlying thick glutinous mud. Lot of infauna.

Species list and abundance (47 species recorded):

Biotope 1	Nemertesia ramosa P	Lumbrineris gracilis P	Carcinus maenas P	Solecurtus scopula P	Amphiura filiformis P	Gobiusculus flavescens P
PORIFERA	Virgularia mirabilis P	Melinna palmata P	MOLLUSCA	Azorinus chamasolen P	Ophiura ophiura P	Pomatoschistus pictus P
Cliona celata P	Synarachnactis lloydii P	Chone infundibuliformis P	Turritellinella tricarinata P	Venerupis sp. P	Thyone fusus P	CHROMOPHYTA
Suberites ficus P	Sagartia lacerata P	Myxicola infundibulum P	Aporrhais pespelecani P	Dosinia lupinus P	Labidoplax media P	Saccharina latissima P
CNIDARIA	Sagartia undata P	CRUSTACEA	Lomanotus marmoratus P	Mysia undata P	TUNICATA
Aurelia aurita P	Halcampa chrysanthellum P	Sacculina sp. P	Armina loveni P	Thracia (Thracia) convexa P	Clavelina lepadiformis P
Rhizostoma octopus P	SIPUNCULA	Ericthonius punctatus P	Coryphella lineata P	ECHINODERMATA	Corella parallelogramma P
Hydractinia echinata P	Phascolion (Phascolion) strombus P	Caprella sp. P	Pecten maximus P	Asterias rubens P	Ascidiella aspersa P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P	ANNELIDA	Pagurus bernhardus P	Acanthocardia echinata P	Amphiura chiajei P	PISCES