MBDP-NI: Site details Marlfield Bay, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

Marlfield Bay, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 551 Event number: 19800630/01 Date: 1980-06-30 GPS: 54.40433,-5.58117 [ View map ]

Site Description: Muddy sediment in coarse sand with small cobbles.

Species list (18 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Cliona celata
CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea
Nemertesia ramosa
Virgularia mirabilis
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
Polybius depurator
Necora puber
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Pecten maximus
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Corella parallelogramma
Molgula occulta

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Cliona celata P
CNIDARIA
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Virgularia mirabilis P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
Polybius depurator P
Necora puber P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Pecten maximus P
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Corella parallelogramma P
Molgula occulta P