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Duncan's Bo, Rathlin Island

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20241015/01 Date: 2024-10-15 GPS: 55.31197,-6.25287. Depth: -20.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock in strong tidal stream.

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Species list and abundance (67 species recorded):

PORIFERA	Raspailia ramosa O	Hemimycale columella O	Aglaophenia tubulifera O	Filograna implexa O	Cellaria fistulosa O	Botryllus renierii O
Aplysilla sulfurea R	Paratimea loennbergi R	Hymedesmia paupertas F	Alcyonium digitatum C	Salmacina dysteri O	Schizomavella linearis O	PISCES
Chelonaplysilla noevus R	Stelligera montagui O	Phorbas fictitius R	Epizoanthus couchii O	CRUSTACEA	ECHINODERMATA	Labrus mixtus O
Dysidea fragilis O	Stelligera stuposa C	Phorbas punctatus R	Parazoanthus axinellae F	Adna anglica C	Henricia oculata O	Parablennius ruber R
Stryphnus ponderosus F	Polymastia boletiformis C	Microciona spinarcus F	Metridium senile C	MOLLUSCA	Marthasterias glacialis O	RHODOPHYTA
Pachymatisma johnstonia C	Polymastia penicillus O	Myxilla fimbriata F	Cylista elegans F	Calliostoma zizyphinum R	TUNICATA	Dilsea carnosa R
Dercitus bucklandi O	Sphaerotylus renoufi R	Myxilla incrustans O	Actinothoe sphyrodeta C	BRYOZOA	Didemnidae sp. C	Meredithia microphylla R
Axinella damicornis F	Tethya citrina C	Desmacella cf. annexa F	Corynactis viridis O	Crisia denticulata C	Polysyncraton bilobatum F	Plocamium sp. O
Axinella infundibuliformis F	Tethya hibernica C	Haliclona viscosa C	Caryophyllia smithii A	Crisia eburnea C	Lissoclinum perforatum O	Acrosorium venulosum O
Eurypon sp 4 C	Iophonopsis nigricans C	CNIDARIA	ANNELIDA	Plagioecia patina O	Lissoclinum weigelei O	Delesseria sanguinea O
Hymeraphia sp. R	Lissodendoryx jenjonesae O	Tubularia indivisa C	Sabella pavonina R	Electra pilosa O	Ascidia virginea R	Phycodrys rubens O

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