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Granagh Bay (rock), Strangford Lough.

[Site list for year 1986]

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19860506/21 Date: 1986-05-06 GPS: 54.36000,-5.53400. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: The transect was taken across the largest Ascophyllum dominated sandstone ridge platform on the outer part of Granagh Bay, beside the Narrows. There was a tidal race between the transect site and on offshore island. The supralittoral above the transect contained rock ridges with a good lichen diversity below flat grass topped area, with some saltmarsh algae growing between the grass.

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Species list (205 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Leuconia nivea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Halisarca dujardinii
Ophlitaspongia papilla
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
Suberites sp.
Laxosuberites sp.
Haliclona sp.
CNIDARIA
Eudendrium sp.
Clava cornea
Lafoea dumosa
Dynamena pumila
Laomedea flexuosa
Obelia dichotoma
Actinia equina
Anemonia viridis
Urticina felina
NEMERTEA
NEMERTEA sp.
SIPUNCULA
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata
Harmothoe imbricata
Lepidonotus squamatus
Typosyllis hyalina
Nereis pelagica
Cirratulus cirratus
Arenicola marina
Lanice conchilega
Fabricia sabella
Hydroides norvegica
Spirobranchus triqueter
Serpula sp.
Filograna implexa
Spirorbis spirorbis
Spirorbis tridentatus
OLIGOCHAETA sp.
CHELICERATA
Achelia echinata
Achelia longipes
Pycnogonum littorale
CRUSTACEA
Amphiascoides neglecta
Verruca stroemia
Chthamalus stellatus
Semibalanus balanoides
Balanus crenatus
Apherusa jurinei
Stenothoe monoculoides
Hyale prevostii
Orchestia gammarellus
Lysianassa ceratina
Dexamine thea
Gammarus locusta
Amphithoe rubricata
Aora gracilis
Lembos websteri
Microdeutopus anomalus
Caprella acanthifera
Jaera sp.
Jaera albifrons
Idotea granulosa
Ligia oceanica
Pagurus bernhardus
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Margarites (Margarites) helicinus
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Testudinalia testudinalis
Patella vulgata
Littorina littorea
Littorina (Neritrema) fabalis
Littorina (Neritrema) neglecta
Littorina obtusata
Skeneopsis planorbis
Rissoidae sp.
Cingula (Cingula) cingillus
Onoba (Onoba) semicostata
Nucella lapillus
Buccinum undatum
Archidoris pseudoargus
Mytilidae sp.
Mytilus edulis
Musculus subpictus
Anomia ephippium
Turtonia minuta
BRYOZOA
Crisidia cornuta
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Tubulipora phalangea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Alcyonidium gelatinosum
Alcyonidium hirsutum
Flustrellidra hispida
Electra pilosa
Callopora craticula
Callopora lineata
Callopora rylandi
Celleporella hyalina
Cryptosula pallasiana
Schizoporella unicornis
Phaeostachys spinifera
Microporella ciliata
Haplopoma graniferum
Turbicellepora avicularis
ECHINODERMATA
Asterina gibbosa
Henricia sanguinolenta
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Amphipholis squamata
Psammechinus miliaris
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Sidnyum turbinatum
Didemnum maculosum
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia conchilega
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus
RHODOPHYTA
Acrochaetium microscopicum
Acrochaetium secundata
Gelidium pusillum
Rhodothamniella floridula
Ahnfeltia plicata
Hildenbrandia rubra
Corallina officinalis
Phymatolithon sp.
Lithophyllum sp.
Lithophyllum orbiculatum
Lithothamnion glaciale
Melobesia membranacea
Mesophyllum lichenoides
Phymatolithon laevigatum
Phymatolithon lenormandii
Titanoderma pustulatum
Catenella caespitosa
Cystoclonium purpureum
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Chondrus crispus
Mastocarpus stellatus
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Polyides rotundus
Gastroclonium ovatum
Lomentaria articulata
Ceramium sp.
Plumaria plumosa
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Bostrychia scorpioides
Odonthalia dentata
Osmundea hybrida
Polysiphonia sp.
Polysiphonia atlantica
Vertebrata lanosa
Polysiphonia stricta
Rhodomela confervoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus fasciculatus
Ectocarpus siliculosus
Feldmannia globifera
Pylaiella littoralis
Spongonema tomentosum
Elachista scutulata
Chilonema reptans
Petalonia fascia
Ralfsia sp.
Isthmoplea sphaerophora
Leathesia difformis
Cladostephus spongiosus
Sphacelaria sp.
Sphacelaria fusca
Dictyota dichotoma
Alaria esculenta
Laminaria sp.
Laminaria digitata
Saccharina latissima
Halidrys siliquosa
Ascophyllum nodosum
Fucus serratus
Fucus spiralis
Fucus vesiculosus
Pelvetia canaliculata
Himanthalia elongata
CHLOROPHYTA
Rosenvingiella polyrhiza
Monostroma grevillei
Ulothrix flacca
Ulothrix speciosa
Urospora penicilliformis
Epicladia flustrae
Entocladia viridis
Pringsheimiella scutata
Tellamia sp.
Blidingia sp.
Ulva sp.
Enteromorpha compressa
Ulva intestinalis
Ulva prolifera
Ulva fasciata
Chaetomorpha linum
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora sericea
Rhizoclonium riparium
Bryopsis plumosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Leuconia nivea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Halisarca dujardinii P
Ophlitaspongia papilla P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
Suberites sp. P
Laxosuberites sp. P
Haliclona sp. P
CNIDARIA
Eudendrium sp. P
Clava cornea P
Lafoea dumosa P
Dynamena pumila P
Laomedea flexuosa P
Obelia dichotoma P
Actinia equina P
Anemonia viridis P
Urticina felina P
NEMERTEA
NEMERTEA sp. P
SIPUNCULA
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum P
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata P
Harmothoe imbricata P
Lepidonotus squamatus P
Typosyllis hyalina P
Nereis pelagica P
Cirratulus cirratus P
Arenicola marina P
Lanice conchilega P
Fabricia sabella P
Hydroides norvegica P
Spirobranchus triqueter P
Serpula sp. P
Filograna implexa P
Spirorbis spirorbis P
Spirorbis tridentatus P
OLIGOCHAETA sp. P
CHELICERATA
Achelia echinata P
Achelia longipes P
Pycnogonum littorale P
CRUSTACEA
Amphiascoides neglecta P
Verruca stroemia P
Chthamalus stellatus P
Semibalanus balanoides P
Balanus crenatus P
Apherusa jurinei P
Stenothoe monoculoides P
Hyale prevostii P
Orchestia gammarellus P
Lysianassa ceratina P
Dexamine thea P
Gammarus locusta P
Amphithoe rubricata P
Aora gracilis P
Lembos websteri P
Microdeutopus anomalus P
Caprella acanthifera P
Jaera sp. P
Jaera albifrons P
Idotea granulosa P
Ligia oceanica P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Margarites (Margarites) helicinus P
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Testudinalia testudinalis P
Patella vulgata P
Littorina littorea P
Littorina (Neritrema) fabalis P
Littorina (Neritrema) neglecta P
Littorina obtusata P
Skeneopsis planorbis P
Rissoidae sp. P
Cingula (Cingula) cingillus P
Onoba (Onoba) semicostata P
Nucella lapillus P
Buccinum undatum P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Mytilidae sp. P
Mytilus edulis P
Musculus subpictus P
Anomia ephippium P
Turtonia minuta P
BRYOZOA
Crisidia cornuta P
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Tubulipora phalangea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Alcyonidium gelatinosum P
Alcyonidium hirsutum P
Flustrellidra hispida P
Electra pilosa P
Callopora craticula P
Callopora lineata P
Callopora rylandi P
Celleporella hyalina P
Cryptosula pallasiana P
Schizoporella unicornis P
Phaeostachys spinifera P
Microporella ciliata P
Haplopoma graniferum P
Turbicellepora avicularis P
ECHINODERMATA
Asterina gibbosa P
Henricia sanguinolenta P
Asterias rubens P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Amphipholis squamata P
Psammechinus miliaris P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Didemnum maculosum P
Ascidiella aspersa P
Ascidia conchilega P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus P
RHODOPHYTA
Acrochaetium microscopicum P
Acrochaetium secundata P
Gelidium pusillum P
Rhodothamniella floridula P
Ahnfeltia plicata P
Hildenbrandia rubra P
Corallina officinalis P
Phymatolithon sp. P
Lithophyllum sp. P
Lithophyllum orbiculatum P
Lithothamnion glaciale P
Melobesia membranacea P
Mesophyllum lichenoides P
Phymatolithon laevigatum P
Phymatolithon lenormandii P
Titanoderma pustulatum P
Catenella caespitosa P
Cystoclonium purpureum P
Furcellaria lumbricalis P
Chondrus crispus P
Mastocarpus stellatus P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Polyides rotundus P
Gastroclonium ovatum P
Lomentaria articulata P
Ceramium sp. P
Plumaria plumosa P
Heterosiphonia plumosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Bostrychia scorpioides P
Odonthalia dentata P
Osmundea hybrida P
Polysiphonia sp. P
Polysiphonia atlantica P
Vertebrata lanosa P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Rhodomela confervoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus fasciculatus P
Ectocarpus siliculosus P
Feldmannia globifera P
Pylaiella littoralis P
Spongonema tomentosum P
Elachista scutulata P
Chilonema reptans P
Petalonia fascia P
Ralfsia sp. P
Isthmoplea sphaerophora P
Leathesia difformis P
Cladostephus spongiosus P
Sphacelaria sp. P
Sphacelaria fusca P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Alaria esculenta P
Laminaria sp. P
Laminaria digitata P
Saccharina latissima P
Halidrys siliquosa P
Ascophyllum nodosum P
Fucus serratus P
Fucus spiralis P
Fucus vesiculosus P
Pelvetia canaliculata P
Himanthalia elongata P
CHLOROPHYTA
Rosenvingiella polyrhiza P
Monostroma grevillei P
Ulothrix flacca P
Ulothrix speciosa P
Urospora penicilliformis P
Epicladia flustrae P
Entocladia viridis P
Pringsheimiella scutata P
Tellamia sp. P
Blidingia sp. P
Ulva sp. P
Enteromorpha compressa P
Ulva intestinalis P
Ulva prolifera P
Ulva fasciata P
Chaetomorpha linum P
Cladophora rupestris P
Cladophora sericea P
Rhizoclonium riparium P
Bryopsis plumosa P

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