MBDP-NI: Site details West Light gullies, Rathlin Island

Priority species

Invasive species

West Light gullies, Rathlin Island

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240520/02 Date: 2024-05-20 GPS: 55.30337,-6.28121. Depth: -15.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Lower circalittoral rock/bedrock.

Species list (33 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Lower circalittoral bedrock with Caryophyllia smithii, Parasmittina trispinosa, and coralline algae

CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina C
Epizoanthus couchii R
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Caryophyllia smithii C
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis R
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus R
BRYOZOA
Parasmittina trispinosa C
TUNICATA
Ascidia mentula R
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina R

Biotope 2 : Lower circalittoral rock with Alcyonium digitatum and Actinothoe sphyrodeta

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis R
Pachymatisma johnstonia C
Axinella infundibuliformis R
Polymastia boletiformis R
Iophon hyndmani O
Desmacella cf. annexa R
Haliclona urceolus R
Haliclona viscosa O
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa O
Ectopleura larynx O
Halecium halecinum O
Sertularella sp. R
Aglaophenia tubulifera O
Alcyonium digitatum R
Parazoanthus anguicomus O
Metridium senile R
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus R
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni O
Polycarpa pomaria R
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea F