MBDP-NI: Site details Zara Shoal, Strangford Lough

Priority species

Non-indigenous species

Zara Shoal, Strangford Lough

[Site list for year 2025]

Survey number: 782 Event number: 20250705/02 Date: 2025-07-05 GPS: 54.37885,-5.56285. Depth: -10.0 to -15.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Mixed sediment of cobbles, gravel, dead shells and shelly gravel with foliose red algae.

Species list (36 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Circalittoral mixed sediment. SS.SMx.CMx (EUNIS A5.44)

CNIDARIA
Abietinaria abietina R
Hydrallmania falcata R
Alcyonium digitatum R
Synarachnactis lloydii R
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus sp. R
Lanice conchilega R
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus R
Polybius depurator R
Necora puber R
MOLLUSCA
Lutraria sp. O
Eledone cirrhosa R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata O
Alcyonidium diaphanum R
Electra pilosa F
Flustra foliacea O
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus R
Henricia oculata R
Asterias rubens R
Echinus esculentus O
TUNICATA
Morchellium argus R
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata F
Stenogramma interruptum A
Plocamium lyngbyanum O
Heterosiphonia plumosa C
Acrosorium venulosum O
Cryptopleura ramosa O
Delesseria sanguinea R
Nitophyllum punctatum R
Phycodrys rubens O
Odonthalia dentata R
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma F
Desmarestia viridis O
Laminaria hyperborea O
Saccharina latissima R
Ascophyllum nodosum R
Fucus vesiculosus R