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Skernaghan Point, East of Larne

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240831/02 Date: 2024-08-31 GPS: 54.86155,-5.76267. Depth: -15.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Seabed of gravel and stones, scallops common. Bedrock closer to shore at end of transect.

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Biotope 1 : Boulders and cobbles on shelly gravel, with branching bryozoans & Acrosorium venulosum

CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata R
Sertularella gayi O
Sertularia argentea F
Antennella secundaria R
Halopteris catharina O
Nemertesia antennina O
Nemertesia ramosa O
Aglaophenia tubulifera O
Epizoanthus couchii R
Actinothoe sphyrodeta R
Caryophyllia smithii O
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus variopedatus R
Lanice conchilega R
Sabella pavonina R
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus R
Munida rugosa R
MOLLUSCA
Ancula gibbosa R
Crimora papillata O
Doto sp. R
Eubranchus tricolor R
Pecten maximus R
Polititapes rhomboides O
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata F
Crisia denticulata F
Alcyonidium diaphanum F
Vesicularia spinosa A
Eucratea loricata A
Electra pilosa O
Flustra foliacea A
Securiflustra securifrons C
Crisularia plumosa F
Cellaria fistulosa A
Parasmittina trispinosa F
ECHINODERMATA
Anseropoda placenta R
Crossaster papposus R
Leptasterias muelleri R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Ophiothrix fragilis R
Ophiocomina nigra O
Ophiura albida R
Echinus esculentus R
Neopentadactyla mixta R
TUNICATA
Corella parallelogramma R
Ascidia mentula R
Ascidia virginea R
Styela clava R
Polycarpa pomaria R
Botryllus sp. R
PISCES
Taurulus bubalis R
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Labrus mixtus R
Callionymus reticulatus R
Thorogobius ephippiatus R
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata R
Metacallophyllis laciniata R
Kallymenia reniformis O
Heterosiphonia plumosa F
Acrosorium venulosum A
Cryptopleura ramosa O
Delesseria sanguinea O
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma R
Saccharina latissima O
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