Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

S of Neil Reef, Strangford Lough

[Site list for year 2003]

Survey number: 561 Event number: 20030815/01 Date: 2003-08-15 GPS: 54.40208,-5.60838. Depth: 26.9 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Cobbles with Ophiocomina, Hydroids, boulders and gravel

Species list (74 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Oscarella sp.
Raspailia ramosa
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia argentea
Halopteris catharina
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Plumularia setacea
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Epizoanthus couchii
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Spirobranchus
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Steromphala cineraria
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Doto fragilis
Cadlina laevis
Antiopella cristata
Coryphella verrucosa
Eledone cirrhosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Eucratea loricata
Electra pilosa
Bugulina flabellata
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellaria fistulosa
Parasmittina trispinosa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Solaster endeca
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Distaplia rosea
Morchellium argus
Aplidium punctum
Diplosoma spongiforme
Lissoclinum perforatum
Ciona intestinalis
Perophora listeri
Ascidia mentula
Ascidia virginea
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Centrolabrus exoletus
Symphodus melops
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus mixtus
Parablennius gattorugine
Pholis gunnellus
Callionymus lyra
RHODOPHYTA
Palmaria palmata
Corallinaceae sp.
Plocamium cartilagineum
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma
Desmarestia aculeata
Saccharina latissima

Biotope 1 : High energy circalittoral rock. Red weeds on boulders. CR.HCR (EUNIS A4.1)

Biotope 2 : Mixed faunal turf communities. Occasional large boulders. Ophiocomina nigra on cobbles and pebbles. CR.HCR.Xfa (EUNIS A4.13)


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