Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

The Saddle, East Maiden, The Maidens

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240830/02 Date: 2024-08-30 GPS: 54.92680,-5.72963. Depth: -25.0 to -35.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Circalittoral boulders, exposed/tide-swept; Alyconium digitatum and Actinothoe sphyrodeta, Caryophyllia smithii and Parazoathus anguicomus.

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Species list and abundance (44 species recorded):

PORIFERA	Haliclona viscosa R	Aglaophenia tubulifera O	Adna anglica R	ECHINODERMATA	Centrolabrus exoletus R	Plocamium cartilagineum O
Raspailia hispida O	CNIDARIA	Alcyonium digitatum A	MOLLUSCA	Henricia oculata R	Ctenolabrus rupestris R	Acrosorium venulosum F
Stelligera stuposa O	Tubularia indivisa F	Epizoanthus couchii R	Polycera faeroensis R	Marthasterias glacialis O	Labrus bergylta R	Cryptopleura ramosa O
Iophon hyndmani O	Amphisbetia operculata O	Parazoanthus anguicomus C	BRYOZOA	Echinus esculentus O	Labrus mixtus R	Delesseria sanguinea F
Iophonopsis nigricans O	Sertularella gayi R	Actinothoe sphyrodeta C	Crisia eburnea C	TUNICATA	RHODOPHYTA	CHROMOPHYTA
Hemimycale columella R	Antennella secundaria R	Hormathia coronata R	Alcyonidium diaphanum O	Lissoclinum perforatum R	Dilsea carnosa O	Laminaria hyperborea O
Myxilla fimbriata R	Halopteris catharina O	Corynactis viridis R	Bicellariella ciliata O	Ascidia mentula O	Metacallophyllis laciniata O
Myxilla incrustans R	Schizotricha frutescens R	CRUSTACEA	Cellaria fistulosa A	PISCES	Kallymenia reniformis F

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