Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

N of West Maiden, The Maidens

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Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240801/01 Date: 2024-08-01 GPS: 54.93212,-5.74163. Depth: -15.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Circalittoral tide-swept bedrock and boulders on shelly gravel. Hydroids abundant and diverse, including Diphasia alata and Diphasia nigra.

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Species list (72 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Mixed faunal turf communities CR.HCR.XFa

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum O
Dysidea fragilis O
Axinella dissimilis R
Axinella infundibuliformis C
Eurypon sp. R
Raspailia hispida F
Stelligera stuposa F
Polymastia boletiformis F
Sphaerotylus renoufi R
Iophon hyndmani F
Myxilla fimbriata R
Suberites carnosus R
Haliclona urceolus O
CNIDARIA
Halecium plumosum F
Abietinaria abietina O
Diphasia alata A
Diphasia fallax A
Diphasia nigra R
Diphasia margareta O
Sertularella gayi R
Antennella secundaria O
Halopteris catharina O
Nemertesia antennina A
Nemertesia ramosa O
Polyplumaria flabellata C
Aglaophenia tubulifera F
Alcyonium digitatum O
Epizoanthus couchii R
Urticina felina R
Actinothoe sphyrodeta O
Caryophyllia smithii A
PLATYHELMINTHES
Prostheceraeus vittatus R
ANNELIDA
Lanice conchilega R
Sabella pavonina O
CRUSTACEA
Adna anglica O
Xantho pilipes R
MOLLUSCA
Doto fragilis R
Doto pinnatifida R
Doto tuberculata R
Okenia nodosa R
Ancula gibbosa R
Acanthodoris pilosa R
Acanthodoris pilosa O
Crimora papillata O
Polycera faeroensis R
Polycera quadrilineata R
Jorunna artsdatabankia R
Jorunna tomentosa R
Antiopella cristata R
Amphorina linensis R
Eubranchus tricolor R
Pecten maximus R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata F
Crisia eburnea C
Plagioecia patina O
Alcyonidium diaphanum F
Flustra foliacea O
Securiflustra securifrons O
Cellaria fistulosa F
Cellaria sinuosa R
Buskea dichotoma R
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus R
Henricia oculata R
Echinus esculentus R
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis F
Diazona violacea R
Polycarpa pomaria O
RHODOPHYTA
Plocamium sp. O
Heterosiphonia plumosa O
Acrosorium venulosum O
Delesseria sanguinea F
Drachiella spectabilis R
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma R

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