MBDP-NI: Site details The Drop Off, Strangford Lough

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The Drop Off, Strangford Lough

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20241103/01 Date: 2024-11-03 GPS: 54.39043,-5.57897. Depth: -8.0 to -45.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Very tide-swept faunal communities; circalittoral bedrock and boulders with soft corals. Soft corals all closed up for winter.

Species list (36 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Very tide-swept faunal communities; circalittoral bedrock and boulders with soft corals

PORIFERA
Pachymatisma johnstonia R
Cliona celata F
Amphilectus fucorum R
Haliclona indistincta R
Haliclona viscosa O
CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina O
Sertularia argentea O
Nemertesia antennina F
Alcyonium digitatum C
Actinothoe sphyrodeta O
Caryophyllia smithii O
ANNELIDA
Filograna implexa O
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus S
Homarus gammarus O
Cancer pagurus F
Necora puber F
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum O
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum F
Scrupocellaria sp. O
Parasmittina trispinosa F
Schizomavella linearis O
Cellepora pumicosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus F
Henricia oculata O
Marthasterias glacialis O
Echinus esculentus A
TUNICATA
Aplidium punctum R
Diplosoma sp. O
Lissoclinum perforatum R
Ascidiella aspersa A
Ascidia mentula O
Dendrodoa sp. R
Botryllus renierii R
PISCES
Trisopterus minutus O
Centrolabrus exoletus R
Ctenolabrus rupestris O