MBDP-NI: Site details Lighthouse steps at East Maiden, The Maidens

Priority species

Non-native species

Lighthouse steps at East Maiden, The Maidens

[Site list for year 2024]

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20240901/01 Date: 2024-09-01 GPS: 54.92980,-5.72983. Depth: -15.0 to -22.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Tide-swept bedrock giving way to boulders and cobbles on gravel with Tubularia indivisa and foliose red algae.

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Species list (34 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Foliose red seaweeds on exposed lower infralittoral rock. IR.HIR.KFaR.FoR

CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa A
Obelia geniculata F
Alcyonium digitatum F
Epizoanthus couchii R
Actinothoe sphyrodeta F
Hormathia coronata O
Corynactis viridis F
Caryophyllia smithii F
PLATYHELMINTHES
Prostheceraeus vittatus R
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus R
MOLLUSCA
Cadlina laevis R
Antiopella cristata R
Favorinus blianus R
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea F
Parasmittina trispinosa O
Omalosecosa ramulosa R
ECHINODERMATA
Luidia ciliaris R
Henricia oculata R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus O
PISCES
Scyliorhinus sp. R
Centrolabrus exoletus R
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Labrus mixtus O
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata O
Kallymenia reniformis F
Plocamium sp. P
Heterosiphonia plumosa O
Acrosorium venulosum C
Delesseria sanguinea C
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma R
Desmarestia dresnayi R
Laminaria hyperborea C
Saccharina latissima R