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Ringboy (boulders), SE Coast.

[Site list for year 1985]

Survey number: 555 Event number: 19850531/21 Date: 1985-05-31 GPS: 54.24700,-5.70200. Depth: 3.5 to 0.2 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: The shore is a wide expanse of small medium and the occasional large boulder on the lower shore. Some small rock outcrops occur in the middle and lower shores which are used as a seal haul out. The shore is generally sheltered with the resulting zones being fucoid/Ascophyllum, and these are very wide. Laminaria is present at low water and some patellobarnacle on the outcrops.

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Species list (182 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Grantia compressa
Leucosolenia variabilis
Halisarca dujardinii
Myxilla incrustans
Halichondria panicea
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa
Dynamena pumila
Obelia geniculata
Actinia equina
Urticina felina
NEMERTEA
Lineus longissimus
Micrura sp.
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata
Harmothoe imbricata
Lepidonotus clava
Lepidonotus squamatus
Pholoe sp.
Sthenelais boa
Phyllodocidae sp.
Eulalia splendens
Typosyllis hyalina
Odontosyllis ctenostoma
Neanthes virens
Nereis pelagica
Chaetopteridae sp.
Cirratulus cirratus
Cirriformia tentaculata
Arenicola marina
Nicomache personata
Sabellaria alveolata
Melinna cristata
Eupolymnia nebulosa
Lanice conchilega
Spirobranchus triqueter
Spirorbis spirorbis
Spirorbis tridentatus
OLIGOCHAETA sp.
CRUSTACEA
Verruca stroemia
Semibalanus balanoides
Perforatus perforatus
AMPHIPODA sp.
Apherusa jurinei
Hyale prevostii
Orchestia mediterranea
Dexamine thea
Tritaeta gibbosa
Corophium sextonae
Caprella acanthifera
Caprella linearis
Jaera albifrons
Idotea granulosa
Ligia oceanica
Pagurus bernhardus
Galathea squamifera
Pisidia longicornis
Porcellana platycheles
Hyas araneus
Inachus phalangium
Macropodia tenuirostris
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
Carcinus maenas
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Testudinalia testudinalis
Patella ulyssiponensis
Patella vulgata
Patella pellucida
Lacuna (Lacuna) parva
Lacuna vincta
Littorina littorea
Littorina (Neritrema) fabalis
Littorina (Neritrema) neglecta
Littorina obtusata
Rissoa interrupta
Onoba (Onoba) semicostata
Nucella lapillus
Buccinum undatum
Berthella plumula
Archidoris pseudoargus
Mytilidae sp.
Mytilus edulis
Musculus subpictus
Anomia ephippium
Venerupis corrugata
Hiatella arctica
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium gelatinosum
Alcyonidium hirsutum
Flustrellidra hispida
Membranipora membranacea
Electra pilosa
Callopora lineata
Celleporella hyalina
Escharoides coccinea
Escharella immersa
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Amphipholis squamata
Psammechinus miliaris
Ocnus lacteus
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium
Sidnyum turbinatum
Didemnum sp.
Ascidia mentula
Dendrodoa grossularia
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides leachii
PISCES
Spinachia spinachia
Lipophrys pholis
RHODOPHYTA
Erythrocladia irregularis
Acrochaetium microscopicum
Acrochaetium secundata
Pterocladiella capillacea
Palmaria palmata
Meiodiscus concrescens
Rhodothamniella floridula
Ahnfeltia plicata
Hildenbrandia rubra
Corallina officinalis
Lithothamnion glaciale
Melobesia membranacea
Phymatolithon lenormandii
Titanoderma pustulatum
Catenella caespitosa
Cruoria pellita
Cystoclonium purpureum
Dilsea carnosa
Dumontia contorta
Furcellaria lumbricalis
Chondrus crispus
Mastocarpus stellatus
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides
Plocamium cartilagineum
Ceramium sp.
Plumaria plumosa
Ptilota gunneri
Cryptopleura ramosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Membranoptera alata
Phycodrys rubens
Odonthalia dentata
Osmundea hybrida
Osmundea pinnatifida
Polysiphonia sp.
Polysiphonia atlantica
Vertebrata lanosa
Polysiphonia stricta
Rhodomela confervoides
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus siliculosus
Hincksia sp.
Pylaiella littoralis
Spongonema tomentosum
Elachista fucicola
Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus
Chilonema reptans
Petalonia fascia
Ralfsia sp.
Stragularia clavata
Leathesia difformis
Sphacelaria fusca
Dictyota dichotoma
Desmarestia aculeata
Laminaria digitata
Saccharina latissima
Ascophyllum nodosum
Fucus serratus
Fucus spiralis
Fucus vesiculosus
Pelvetia canaliculata
CHLOROPHYTA
Spongomorpha aeruginosa
Tellamia contorta
Ulva sp.
Enteromorpha compressa
Ulva intestinalis
Ulva fasciata
Cladophora albida
Cladophora rupestris
Cladophora sericea
Rhizoclonium riparium
Bryopsis plumosa

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea P
Grantia compressa P
Leucosolenia variabilis P
Halisarca dujardinii P
Myxilla incrustans P
Halichondria panicea P
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa P
Dynamena pumila P
Obelia geniculata P
Actinia equina P
Urticina felina P
NEMERTEA
Lineus longissimus P
Micrura sp. P
ANNELIDA
Harmothoe extenuata P
Harmothoe imbricata P
Lepidonotus clava P
Lepidonotus squamatus P
Pholoe sp. P
Sthenelais boa P
Phyllodocidae sp. P
Eulalia splendens P
Typosyllis hyalina P
Odontosyllis ctenostoma P
Neanthes virens P
Nereis pelagica P
Chaetopteridae sp. P
Cirratulus cirratus P
Cirriformia tentaculata P
Arenicola marina P
Nicomache personata P
Sabellaria alveolata P
Melinna cristata P
Eupolymnia nebulosa P
Lanice conchilega P
Spirobranchus triqueter P
Spirorbis spirorbis P
Spirorbis tridentatus P
OLIGOCHAETA sp. P
CRUSTACEA
Verruca stroemia P
Semibalanus balanoides P
Perforatus perforatus P
AMPHIPODA sp. P
Apherusa jurinei P
Hyale prevostii P
Orchestia mediterranea P
Dexamine thea P
Tritaeta gibbosa P
Corophium sextonae P
Caprella acanthifera P
Caprella linearis P
Jaera albifrons P
Idotea granulosa P
Ligia oceanica P
Pagurus bernhardus P
Galathea squamifera P
Pisidia longicornis P
Porcellana platycheles P
Hyas araneus P
Inachus phalangium P
Macropodia tenuirostris P
Cancer pagurus P
Necora puber P
Carcinus maenas P
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum P
Testudinalia testudinalis P
Patella ulyssiponensis P
Patella vulgata P
Patella pellucida P
Lacuna (Lacuna) parva P
Lacuna vincta P
Littorina littorea P
Littorina (Neritrema) fabalis P
Littorina (Neritrema) neglecta P
Littorina obtusata P
Rissoa interrupta P
Onoba (Onoba) semicostata P
Nucella lapillus P
Buccinum undatum P
Berthella plumula P
Archidoris pseudoargus P
Mytilidae sp. P
Mytilus edulis P
Musculus subpictus P
Anomia ephippium P
Venerupis corrugata P
Hiatella arctica P
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium gelatinosum P
Alcyonidium hirsutum P
Flustrellidra hispida P
Membranipora membranacea P
Electra pilosa P
Callopora lineata P
Celleporella hyalina P
Escharoides coccinea P
Escharella immersa P
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Amphipholis squamata P
Psammechinus miliaris P
Ocnus lacteus P
TUNICATA
Polyclinum aurantium P
Sidnyum turbinatum P
Didemnum sp. P
Ascidia mentula P
Dendrodoa grossularia P
Botryllus schlosseri P
Botrylloides leachii P
PISCES
Spinachia spinachia P
Lipophrys pholis P
RHODOPHYTA
Erythrocladia irregularis P
Acrochaetium microscopicum P
Acrochaetium secundata P
Pterocladiella capillacea P
Palmaria palmata P
Meiodiscus concrescens P
Rhodothamniella floridula P
Ahnfeltia plicata P
Hildenbrandia rubra P
Corallina officinalis P
Lithothamnion glaciale P
Melobesia membranacea P
Phymatolithon lenormandii P
Titanoderma pustulatum P
Catenella caespitosa P
Cruoria pellita P
Cystoclonium purpureum P
Dilsea carnosa P
Dumontia contorta P
Furcellaria lumbricalis P
Chondrus crispus P
Mastocarpus stellatus P
Phyllophora pseudoceranoides P
Plocamium cartilagineum P
Ceramium sp. P
Plumaria plumosa P
Ptilota gunneri P
Cryptopleura ramosa P
Delesseria sanguinea P
Membranoptera alata P
Phycodrys rubens P
Odonthalia dentata P
Osmundea hybrida P
Osmundea pinnatifida P
Polysiphonia sp. P
Polysiphonia atlantica P
Vertebrata lanosa P
Polysiphonia stricta P
Rhodomela confervoides P
CHROMOPHYTA
Ectocarpus siliculosus P
Hincksia sp. P
Pylaiella littoralis P
Spongonema tomentosum P
Elachista fucicola P
Dictyosiphon foeniculaceus P
Chilonema reptans P
Petalonia fascia P
Ralfsia sp. P
Stragularia clavata P
Leathesia difformis P
Sphacelaria fusca P
Dictyota dichotoma P
Desmarestia aculeata P
Laminaria digitata P
Saccharina latissima P
Ascophyllum nodosum P
Fucus serratus P
Fucus spiralis P
Fucus vesiculosus P
Pelvetia canaliculata P
CHLOROPHYTA
Spongomorpha aeruginosa P
Tellamia contorta P
Ulva sp. P
Enteromorpha compressa P
Ulva intestinalis P
Ulva fasciata P
Cladophora albida P
Cladophora rupestris P
Cladophora sericea P
Rhizoclonium riparium P
Bryopsis plumosa P

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