Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

North of East Maiden, The Maidens

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240830/01 Date: 2024-08-30 GPS: 54.93107,-5.72873. Depth: -20.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Circalittoral boulders; tide-swept with dense hydroid cover, soft corals, cup corals and sponges. Towards the end of the dive the divers start to ascend and arrive at kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) and foliose red algae.

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Species list and abundance (55 species recorded):

PORIFERA	Hemimycale columella O	Sertularella gayi O	Epizoanthus couchii R	BRYOZOA	Marthasterias glacialis R	RHODOPHYTA
Aplysilla sulfurea O	Hymedesmia paupertas O	Sertularia argentea O	Parazoanthus anguicomus R	Crisia eburnea F	Echinus esculentus R	Plocamium cartilagineum R
Chelonaplysilla noevus R	Hymedesmia rathlinia R	Halopteris catharina F	Actinothoe sphyrodeta R	Plagioecia patina R	TUNICATA	Acrosorium venulosum R
Dysidea fragilis O	Phorbas fictitius R	Nemertesia antennina A	Caryophyllia smithii C	Alcyonidium diaphanum O	Aplidium nordmanni R	Delesseria sanguinea O
Axinella infundibuliformis O	Myxilla fimbriata O	Nemertesia ramosa O	CRUSTACEA	Securiflustra securifrons F	Ascidia mentula R
Eurypon sp 5 R	Haliclona viscosa R	Polyplumaria flabellata C	Scalpellum scalpellum R	Cellaria fistulosa C	Ascidia virginea R
Raspailia ramosa F	CNIDARIA	Aglaophenia pluma R	Adna anglica R	Parasmittina trispinosa O	Polycarpa pomaria O
Stelligera stuposa F	Tubularia indivisa F	Aglaophenia tubulifera C	MOLLUSCA	Schizomavella linearis F	PISCES
Iophon hyndmani F	Diphasia alata C	Lytocarpia myriophyllum R	Tritonia hombergii R	ECHINODERMATA	Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Iophonopsis nigricans F	Diphasia fallax C	Alcyonium digitatum A	Antiopella cristata R	Henricia oculata R	Labrus mixtus R

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