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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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Biotope 1 : Mixed faunal turf communities. CR.HCR.XFa

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

Biotope 2 : Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock. IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR

CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina C
Obelia geniculata C
Alcyonium digitatum C
Caryophyllia smithii F
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea C
ECHINODERMATA
Echinus esculentus O
PISCES
Labrus bergylta R
RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa C
Kallymenia reniformis O
Acrosorium venulosum F
CHROMOPHYTA
Carpomitra costata O
Laminaria hyperborea C
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