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Allen Rock, The Maidens

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240512/01 Date: 2024-05-12 GPS: 54.94989,-5.74162. Depth: -15.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Circalittoral, tide-swept boulders surrounded by shelly gravel with pink coralline crusts and Tubularia indivisa and Alcyonium digitatum.

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Biotope 1 : Circalittoral, tide-swept boulders surrounded by shelly gravel with pink coralline crusts and Tubularia indivisa and Alcyonium digitatum.

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis O
Axinella infundibuliformis O
Raspailia hispida O
Raspailia ramosa O
Stelligera stuposa O
Hemimycale columella O
Hymedesmia jecusculum O
Hymedesmia paupertas O
Hymeniacidon simplicima O
Haliclona urceolus O
Haliclona urceolus O
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa A
Ectopleura larynx F
Halecium halecinum O
Kirchenpaueria pinnata O
Nemertesia antennina F
Aglaophenia tubulifera O
Sarcodictyon catenatum O
Alcyonium digitatum C
Epizoanthus couchii O
Actinothoe sphyrodeta O
Hormathia coronata O
Caryophyllia smithii F
CRUSTACEA
Adna anglica O
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
Doto pinnatifida O
Diaphorodoris luteocincta O
Polycera faeroensis O
Antiopella cristata O
Coryphella browni R
Coryphella browni R
Coryphella lineata O
Coryphella verrucosa R
Edmundsella pedata O
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata O
Crisia eburnea F
Flustra foliacea O
Bicellariella ciliata O
Cellaria fistulosa O
Parasmittina trispinosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens O
Marthasterias glacialis O
Echinus esculentus O
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Aplidium nordmanni O
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris O
RHODOPHYTA
Plocamium lyngbyanum R
Heterosiphonia plumosa O
Delesseria sanguinea O

Biotope 2 : Lower infralittoral kelp park (Laminaria hyperborea) with Delesseria sanguinea and Tubularia indivisa.

PORIFERA
Haliclona urceolus O
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa C
Obelia geniculata F
Alcyonium digitatum O
Cylista elegans R
Caryophyllia smithii O
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea F
ECHINODERMATA
Marthasterias glacialis O
PISCES
Labrus bergylta R
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea C
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea C
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