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The Highlandman, The Maidens

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240731/01 Date: 2024-07-31 GPS: 54.95461,-5.73049. Depth: -20.0 to -35.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Vertical bedrock wall, strongly tide-swept circalittoral rock.

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Biotope 1 : Alcyonium digitatum with dense Tubularia indivisa and anemones on strongly tide-swept circalittoral rock. CR.HCR.FaT.CTub.Adig

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis O
Pachymatisma johnstonia R
Axinella infundibuliformis F
Stelligera stuposa F
Iophon hyndmani O
Iophonopsis nigricans F
Hemimycale columella O
Hymedesmia paupertas F
Haliclona viscosa F
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa A
Diphasia margareta R
Nemertesia ramosa O
Nemertesia ramosa C
Aglaophenia tubulifera F
Alcyonium digitatum C
Parazoanthus anguicomus C
Urticina eques O
Metridium senile O
Cylista elegans C
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Hormathia coronata R
Corynactis viridis O
Caryophyllia smithii A
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina P
CHELICERATA
Nymphon gracile P
CRUSTACEA
Adna anglica R
Caprella sp. A
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
Trivia arctica P
Aplysia (Pruvotaplysia) punctata R
Doto pinnatifida R
Polycera faeroensis R
Jorunna sp. P
Facelina auriculata R
BRYOZOA
Caberea boryi O
Cellaria fistulosa C
Schizomavella linearis R
Omalosecosa ramulosa P
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata R
Asterias rubens R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus R
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Aplidium punctum R
Ascidia virginea R
Botryllus sp. R
PISCES
Centrolabrus exoletus R
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Labrus bergylta R
Labrus mixtus R
Thorogobius ephippiatus R

Biotope 2 : Laminaria hyperborea forest with a faunal cushion (sponges and polyclinids) and foliose red seaweeds on very exposed upper infralittoral rock. IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypFa

CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa A
Amphisbetia operculata C
Nemertesia antennina C
Obelia geniculata A
Alcyonium digitatum F
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Caryophyllia smithii O
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea F
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens R
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni R
PISCES
Thorogobius ephippiatus R
RHODOPHYTA
Ptilota gunneri O
Delesseria sanguinea C
Membranoptera alata O
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea A
Saccharina latissima O
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