MBDP-NI: Site details S Otter Rocks, Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

S Otter Rocks, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 553 Event number: 19790619/02 Date: 1979-06-19 GPS: 55.21833,-6.65167. Depth: -14.0 to -15.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Bedrock with isolated boulders and overlay of fine sand.

Species list (25 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Polymastia penicillus
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Sertularia cupressina
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
ANNELIDA
Neoamphitrite figulus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Trivia arctica
Eledone cirrhosa
BRYOZOA
Securiflustra securifrons
Bugulina turbinata
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Holothuria forskali
Pawsonia saxicola
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Polyclinum aurantium
Aplidium punctum
Polycarpa scuba
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Polymastia penicillus P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularia cupressina P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
ANNELIDA
Neoamphitrite figulus P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Trivia arctica P
Eledone cirrhosa P
BRYOZOA
Securiflustra securifrons P
Bugulina turbinata P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Holothuria forskali P
Pawsonia saxicola P
Aslia lefevrei P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Polyclinum aurantium P
Aplidium punctum P
Polycarpa scuba P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula P
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea P