MBDP-NI: Site details The Storks, Skerries, Portrush.

Priority species

The Storks, Skerries, Portrush.

Survey number: 553 Event number: 19790627/07 Date: 1979-06-27 GPS: 55.22033,-6.59000. Depth: -20.0 to -21.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Boulders piled on boulders no sediment. Bedrock faces nearby. Very rich epifauna.

No images for site.

Species list (47 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Axinella infundibuliformis
Raspailia ramosa
Stelligera stuposa
Polymastia boletiformis
Cliona celata
Hemimycale columella
Phorbas fictitius
Microciona spinarcus
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites ficus
Haliclona oculata
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Sertularia cupressina
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
MOLLUSCA
Ocenebra erinacea
Colpodaspis pusilla
Tritonia hombergii
Dendronotus frondosus
Doto fragilis
Okenia nodosa
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
Acanthodoris pilosa
Limacia clavigera
Doto sp.
Eubranchus exiguus
Eubranchus tricolor
Favorinus blianus
Musculus discors
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisularia plumosa
Scrupocellaria scruposa
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Morchellium argus
Aplidium punctum
Ascidiella scabra
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Labrus bergylta
Labrus mixtus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis P
Pachymatisma johnstonia P
Axinella infundibuliformis P
Raspailia ramosa P
Stelligera stuposa P
Polymastia boletiformis P
Cliona celata P
Hemimycale columella P
Phorbas fictitius P
Microciona spinarcus P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
Suberites ficus P
Haliclona oculata P
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum P
Sertularia cupressina P
Kirchenpaueria pinnata P
Nemertesia antennina P
Nemertesia ramosa P
Plumularia setacea P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Cylista elegans P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus P
MOLLUSCA
Ocenebra erinacea P
Colpodaspis pusilla P
Tritonia hombergii P
Dendronotus frondosus P
Doto fragilis P
Okenia nodosa P
Diaphorodoris luteocincta P
Acanthodoris pilosa P
Limacia clavigera P
Doto sp. P
Eubranchus exiguus P
Eubranchus tricolor P
Favorinus blianus P
Musculus discors P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisularia plumosa P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis P
Morchellium argus P
Aplidium punctum P
Ascidiella scabra P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Labrus bergylta P
Labrus mixtus P