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Limestone Rock, Strangford Lough.

[Site list for year 1986]

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19860711/22 Date: 1986-07-11 GPS: 54.42000,-5.60400. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: The transect was taken across an Ascophyllum and Fucus vesiculosus dominated boulder and pebble shore on the eastern side of the southern face of Limestone Rock. There was a good exposure of laminarians on the sampling date. The island is completely submerged at high tide which means that the two higher zones usually present on a Strangford boulder shore are missing.

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Species list (163 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Leuconia nivea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia sp.
Sycon ciliatum
Halisarca dujardinii
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Coryne muscoides
Abietinaria abietina
Dynamena pumila
Hydrallmania falcata
Clytia hemisphaerica
Laomedea flexuosa
Actinia equina
Anemonia viridis
Urticina felina
NEMERTEA
NEMERTEA sp.
Lineus longissimus
ENTOPROCTA
Pedicellina cernua
SIPUNCULA
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata
Harmothoe imbricata
Harmothoe impar
Lepidonotus squamatus
Sthenelais boa
Syllidae sp.
Nereis pelagica
Perinereis cultrifera
Platynereis coccinea
Sabella pavonina
Hydroides norvegica
Spirobranchus triqueter
Filograna implexa
Circeis spirillum
Spirorbis spirorbis
OLIGOCHAETA sp.
CHELICERATA
Achelia laevis
Phoxichilidium femoratum
CRUSTACEA
Verruca stroemia
Semibalanus balanoides
Balanus crenatus
Apherusa jurinei
Lysianassa ceratina
Dexamine thea
Tritaeta gibbosa
Amphithoe rubricata
Jaera albifrons
Janira maculosa
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Testudinalia testudinalis
Tectura virginea
Patella vulgata
Patella pellucida
Lacuna (Lacuna) pallidula
Lacuna (Lacuna) parva
Lacuna vincta
Littorina littorea
Littorina (Neritrema) fabalis
Littorina (Neritrema) neglecta
Littorina obtusata
Onoba (Onoba) semicostata
Nucella lapillus
Buccinum undatum
Musculus subpictus
Musculus discors
Anomia ephippium
Venerupis corrugata
Turtonia minuta
Hiatella arctica
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Alcyonidium gelatinosum
Alcyonidium hirsutum
Alcyonidium mytili
Flustrellidra hispida
Scruparia chelata
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Callopora lineata
Cradoscrupocellaria reptans
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Celleporella hyalina
Umbonula littoralis
Escharoides coccinea
Cryptosula pallasiana
Schizoporella unicornis
Phaeostachys spinifera
Microporella ciliata
Cellepora pumicosa
Celleporina hassallii
ECHINODERMATA
Asterina gibbosa
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiothrix fragilis
Amphipholis squamata
Psammechinus miliaris
Ocnus lacteus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Sidnyum sp.
Sidnyum turbinatum
Didemnum maculosum
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachii
PISCES
Cyclopterus lumpus
RHODOPHYTA
Bangia atropurpurea
Porphyra umbilicalis
Rhodochorton purpureum
Palmaria palmata
Rhodothamniella floridula
Hildenbrandia rubra
Corallina officinalis
Lithophyllum orbiculatum
Lithothamnion glaciale
Melobesia membranacea
Phymatolithon lenormandii
Titanoderma pustulatum
Dumontia contorta
Chondrus crispus
Mastocarpus stellatus
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Lomentaria articulata
Ceramium sp.
Ceramium echionotum
Membranoptera alata
Osmundea hybrida
Osmundea pinnatifida
Vertebrata lanosa
Polysiphonia stricta
Rhodomela confervoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus fasciculatus
Hincksia sp.
Pylaiella littoralis
Elachista fucicola
Isthmoplea sphaerophora
Cladostephus spongiosus
Chorda filum
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccharina latissima
Ascophyllum nodosum
Fucus serratus
Fucus spiralis
Fucus vesiculosus
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulothrix flacca
Ulothrix palusalsa
Tellamia sp.
Blidingia minima
Ulva sp.
Enteromorpha clathrata
Enteromorpha compressa
Ulva intestinalis
Ulva linza
Ulva prolifera
Ulva fasciata
Cladophora albida
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora sericea
Rhizoclonium riparium

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Leuconia nivea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia sp. P
Sycon ciliatum P
Halisarca dujardinii P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Coryne muscoides P
Abietinaria abietina P
Dynamena pumila P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Clytia hemisphaerica P
Laomedea flexuosa P
Actinia equina P
Anemonia viridis P
Urticina felina P
NEMERTEA
NEMERTEA sp. P
Lineus longissimus P
ENTOPROCTA
Pedicellina cernua P
SIPUNCULA
Nephasoma (Nephasoma) minutum P
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata P
Harmothoe imbricata P
Harmothoe impar P
Lepidonotus squamatus P
Sthenelais boa P
Syllidae sp. P
Nereis pelagica P
Perinereis cultrifera P
Platynereis coccinea P
Sabella pavonina P
Hydroides norvegica P
Spirobranchus triqueter P
Filograna implexa P
Circeis spirillum P
Spirorbis spirorbis P
OLIGOCHAETA sp. P
CHELICERATA
Achelia laevis P
Phoxichilidium femoratum P
CRUSTACEA
Verruca stroemia P
Semibalanus balanoides P
Balanus crenatus P
Apherusa jurinei P
Lysianassa ceratina P
Dexamine thea P
Tritaeta gibbosa P
Amphithoe rubricata P
Jaera albifrons P
Janira maculosa P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Pisidia longicornis P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Testudinalia testudinalis P
Tectura virginea P
Patella vulgata P
Patella pellucida P
Lacuna (Lacuna) pallidula P
Lacuna (Lacuna) parva P
Lacuna vincta P
Littorina littorea P
Littorina (Neritrema) fabalis P
Littorina (Neritrema) neglecta P
Littorina obtusata P
Onoba (Onoba) semicostata P
Nucella lapillus P
Buccinum undatum P
Musculus subpictus P
Musculus discors P
Anomia ephippium P
Venerupis corrugata P
Turtonia minuta P
Hiatella arctica P
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata P
Crisia eburnea P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
Alcyonidium gelatinosum P
Alcyonidium hirsutum P
Alcyonidium mytili P
Flustrellidra hispida P
Scruparia chelata P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Callopora lineata P
Cradoscrupocellaria reptans P
Scrupocellaria scruposa P
Celleporella hyalina P
Umbonula littoralis P
Escharoides coccinea P
Cryptosula pallasiana P
Schizoporella unicornis P
Phaeostachys spinifera P
Microporella ciliata P
Cellepora pumicosa P
Celleporina hassallii P
ECHINODERMATA
Asterina gibbosa P
Leptasterias muelleri P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Amphipholis squamata P
Psammechinus miliaris P
Ocnus lacteus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Sidnyum sp. P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Didemnum maculosum P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachii P
PISCES
Cyclopterus lumpus P
RHODOPHYTA
Bangia atropurpurea P
Porphyra umbilicalis P
Rhodochorton purpureum P
Palmaria palmata P
Rhodothamniella floridula P
Hildenbrandia rubra P
Corallina officinalis P
Lithophyllum orbiculatum P
Lithothamnion glaciale P
Melobesia membranacea P
Phymatolithon lenormandii P
Titanoderma pustulatum P
Dumontia contorta P
Chondrus crispus P
Mastocarpus stellatus P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Lomentaria articulata P
Ceramium sp. P
Ceramium echionotum P
Membranoptera alata P
Osmundea hybrida P
Osmundea pinnatifida P
Vertebrata lanosa P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Rhodomela confervoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus fasciculatus P
Hincksia sp. P
Pylaiella littoralis P
Elachista fucicola P
Isthmoplea sphaerophora P
Cladostephus spongiosus P
Chorda filum P
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccharina latissima P
Ascophyllum nodosum P
Fucus serratus P
Fucus spiralis P
Fucus vesiculosus P
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulothrix flacca P
Ulothrix palusalsa P
Tellamia sp. P
Blidingia minima P
Ulva sp. P
Enteromorpha clathrata P
Enteromorpha compressa P
Ulva intestinalis P
Ulva linza P
Ulva prolifera P
Ulva fasciata P
Cladophora albida P
Cladophora rupestris P
Cladophora sericea P
Rhizoclonium riparium P

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