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Farganlack Point

[Site list for year 2025]

Survey number: 782 Event number: 20250522/02 Date: 2025-05-22 GPS: 55.31125,-6.25570. Depth: -10.0 to -32.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Vertical bedrock wall densely covered with life, with kelp forest above.

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Biotope 1 : Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock. CR.HCR.XFa.SpAnVt (EUNIS A4.139)

PORIFERA
Leucosolenia sp. P
Aplysilla sulfurea R
Dysidea fragilis R
Pachymatisma johnstonia C
Dercitus bucklandi F
Axinella damicornis R
Axinella dissimilis R
Axinella infundibuliformis F
Raspailia hispida O
Raspailia ramosa F
Stelligera stuposa F
Polymastia boletiformis R
Polymastia penicillus R
Iophon hyndmani O
Hemimycale columella O
Hymedesmia jecusculum O
Hymedesmia paupertas O
Phorbas fictitius O
Myxilla fimbriata O
Myxilla incrustans O
Desmacella cf. annexa O
Haliclona urceolus O
Haliclona viscosa F
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa C
Ectopleura larynx O
Halecium halecinum R
Abietinaria abietina R
Sertularia argentea P
Nemertesia antennina C
Aglaophenia tubulifera F
Alcyonium digitatum C
Epizoanthus couchii O
Parazoanthus anguicomus F
Parazoanthus axinellae O
Cylista elegans O
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Phellia gausapata P
Hormathia coronata P
Corynactis viridis F
Caryophyllia smithii A
CRUSTACEA
Adna anglica F
Cancer pagurus R
MOLLUSCA
Xandarovula patula P
Polycera kernowensis R
Antiopella cristata R
Edmundsella pedata R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata F
Crisia eburnea A
Plagioecia patina O
Securiflustra securifrons R
Caberea boryi O
Cellaria sp. F
Porella compressa R
Parasmittina trispinosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata R
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni O
Aplidium punctum O
Lissoclinum weigelei R
Ascidia mentula O
Polycarpa pomaria O
Dendrodoa grossularia F
RHODOPHYTA
Acrosorium venulosum P

Biotope 2 : Laminaria hyperborea forest with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed upper infralittoral rock. IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR.Ft (EUNIS A3.1151)

CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata F
RHODOPHYTA
Rhodophyllis divaricata C
Heterosiphonia plumosa O
Delesseria sanguinea C
Phycodrys rubens C
Odonthalia dentata O
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea A
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