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Dundrum Inner Bay (north), SE Coast.

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19870413/21 Date: 1987-04-13 GPS: 54.26200,-5.83000. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: The location is the northern part of Dundrum Inner Bay. The bay is sedimentary in nature, and empties completely at low tide through a narrow channel between the nature reserve and the army camp. There are three main freshwater inflows into this northern part of the bay, which cut channels through the sand and mud at low tide. As there are several different types of sediment in the bay, it was decided to visit five different areas within the location in order to get a clearer idea of the range of different communities and sediments which are present. % groups of 5 box quadrats were dug.

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Species list (92 species recorded)

CNIDARIA Anaitides maculata Pygospio elegans Calliopius laeviusculus Anomia ephippium Hildenbrandia rubra Petalonia fascia
Calycella syringa Eulalia expusilla Spio filicornis Gammarus locusta Mysella bidentata Melobesia membranacea Sphacelaria sp.
Abietinaria abietina Eumida sanguinea Spiophanes bombyx Amphithoe rubricata Cerastoderma edule Cystoclonium purpureum Desmarestia aculeata
Dynamena pumila Exogone hebes Cirriformia tentaculata Corophium volutator Macoma balthica Chondrus crispus Laminaria saccharina
Obelia dichotoma Autolytus sp. Capitella capitata Sphaeroma monodi Scrobicularia plana Mastocarpus stellatus Fucus ceranoides
Obelia geniculata Hediste diversicolor Arenicola marina Sphaeroma rugicauda Venerupis corrugata Polyides rotundus Fucus serratus
NEMERTEA Neanthes virens Travisia forbesii Idotea granulosa Hiatella arctica Ceramium sp. CHLOROPHYTA
NEMERTEA sp. Nereis pelagica Owenia fusiformis Crangon crangon BRYOZOA Polysiphonia stricta Monostroma grevillei
NEMATODA Nephtys caeca Terebellidae sp. Carcinus maenas Alcyonidium gelatinosum Rhodomela confervoides Ulothrix speciosa
NEMATODA sp. Nephtys hombergii Lanice conchilega MOLLUSCA Conopeum reticulum CHROMOPHYTA Enteromorpha sp.
ENTOPROCTA Protodorvillea kefersteini Pomatoceros triqueter Testudinalia testudinalis Electra pilosa Ectocarpus fasciculatus Enteromorpha prolifera
Pedicellina cernua Aricidea (Allia) suecica OLIGOCHAETA sp. Littorina (Littorina) littorea RHODOPHYTA Ectocarpus siliculosus Ulva fasciata
ANNELIDA Malacoceros fuliginosus CRUSTACEA Nucella lapillus Acrochaetium secundata Hincksia sp. Cladophora rupestris
Harmothoe impar Polydora caulleryi Semibalanus balanoides Buccinum undatum Audouinella sp. Hincksia granulosa
Eteone sp. Polydora ciliata Balanus improvisus Mytilus edulis Rhodothamniella floridula Pylaiella littoralis

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