MBDP-NI: Site details Church Bay, Rathlin Island

Priority species

Non-indigenous species

Church Bay, Rathlin Island

[Site list for year 2024]

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20241016/02 Date: 2024-10-16 GPS: 55.29360,-6.23497. Depth: -15.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Seabed of fine sand with stones, boulders and shell. Moderate current and burrowing anemones, occasional red band fish.

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Species list (44 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi
Aglaophenia tubulifera
Alcyonium digitatum
Virgularia mirabilis
Synarachnactis lloydii
Arachnanthus sarsi
Urticina eques
Capnea sanguinea
Hormathia coronata
Calliactis palliata
Halcampoides sp.
Peachia cylindrica
Caryophyllia smithii
ANNELIDA
Aphrodita aculeata
Lanice conchilega
Sabella pavonina
CRUSTACEA
Pandalina brevirostris
Paguridae sp.
Pagurus prideaux
Ebalia sp.
Inachus phalangium
Cancer pagurus
Polybius depurator
Polybius pusillus
MOLLUSCA
Tritonia hombergii
Pecten maximus
Sepiola (Heterosepiola) atlantica
Eledone cirrhosa
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiura ophiura
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Diplosoma spongiforme
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula
Trisopterus minutus
Taurulus bubalis
Cepola macrophthalma
Pleuronectes platessa
RHODOPHYTA
Scinaia furcellata
Calliblepharis ciliata
Stenogramma interruptum
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Carpomitra costata
Saccharina latissima

Biotope 1 : Sublittoral mixed sediment. SS.SMx (EUNIS A5.4)

PORIFERA
Polymastia boletiformis R
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi P
Aglaophenia tubulifera O
Alcyonium digitatum R
Virgularia mirabilis R
Synarachnactis lloydii P
Arachnanthus sarsi R
Urticina eques R
Capnea sanguinea R
Hormathia coronata O
Calliactis palliata R
Calliactis palliata R
Halcampoides sp. R
Peachia cylindrica R
Caryophyllia smithii R
ANNELIDA
Aphrodita aculeata R
Lanice conchilega R
Sabella pavonina R
CRUSTACEA
Pandalina brevirostris R
Paguridae sp. R
Pagurus prideaux R
Pagurus prideaux R
Ebalia sp. R
Inachus phalangium R
Cancer pagurus R
Polybius depurator P
Polybius pusillus R
MOLLUSCA
Tritonia hombergii R
Pecten maximus R
Sepiola (Heterosepiola) atlantica R
Eledone cirrhosa R
ECHINODERMATA
Ophiura ophiura R
Echinus esculentus R
TUNICATA
Diplosoma spongiforme P
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula R
Trisopterus minutus R
Taurulus bubalis R
Cepola macrophthalma R
Pleuronectes platessa R
RHODOPHYTA
Scinaia furcellata R
Calliblepharis ciliata C
Stenogramma interruptum C
Delesseria sanguinea C
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides F
Carpomitra costata R
Saccharina latissima P