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West Light Wall

[Site list for year 2025]

Survey number: 782 Event number: 20250720/02 Date: 2025-07-20 GPS: 55.30000,-6.28000. Depth: -15.0 to -31.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Vertical bedrock wall covered in sponges, anemones and ascidians.

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

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis O
Pachymatisma johnstonia C
Dercitus bucklandi O
Axinella infundibuliformis O
Stelligera stuposa R
Polymastia boletiformis R
Tethya citrina R
Iophonopsis nigricans F
Hemimycale columella F
Hymedesmia paupertas O
Myxilla incrustans F
Desmacella cf. annexa O
Spongosorites calcicola R
Haliclona viscosa F
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa A
Ectopleura larynx O
Sertularella gayi O
Nemertesia antennina O
Nemertesia ramosa R
Aglaophenia tubulifera F
Alcyonium digitatum A
Parazoanthus anguicomus F
Parazoanthus axinellae F
Metridium senile O
Cylista elegans C
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Corynactis viridis C
Caryophyllia smithii C
CTENOPHORA
Pleurobrachia pileus O
CRUSTACEA
Necora puber R
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
Polycera faeroensis R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata C
Crisia eburnea A
Plagioecia patina O
Bicellariella ciliata O
Cellaria fistulosa F
Cellaria sinuosa F
Parasmittina trispinosa O
Schizomavella linearis F
Buskea dichotoma R
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata R
TUNICATA
Sidnyum turbinatum R
Aplidium nordmanni O
Didemnidae sp. O
Diplosoma spongiforme R
Polycarpa pomaria O
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Labrus bergylta R
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea O

Biotope 2 : Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock. IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR (EUNIS A3.115)

CNIDARIA
Obelia geniculata C
Alcyonium digitatum O
Metridium senile O
Cylista elegans O
Caryophyllia smithii O
CRUSTACEA
Homarus gammarus R
BRYOZOA
Electra pilosa C
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea A
Phycodrys rubens A
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea A
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