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White Cliffs, Rathlin Island

[Site list for year 2025]

Survey number: 782 Event number: 20250729/02 Date: 2025-07-29 GPS: 55.29231,-6.24243. Depth: -15.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Circalittoral tide-swept mixed sediment (coarse sand, gravel and cobbles) on a flat seabed, mixed kelps with foliose red algae at shallower depths.

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

PORIFERA
Axinella infundibuliformis R
Raspailia hispida R
Stelligera stuposa C
Polymastia boletiformis O
Iophon hyndmani C
Suberites sp. R
Haliclona urceolus R
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum R
Abietinaria abietina R
Sertularella gayi R
Antennella secundaria R
Nemertesia antennina C
Nemertesia ramosa O
Aglaophenia tubulifera C
Alcyonium digitatum F
Virgularia mirabilis R
Calliactis palliata R
Caryophyllia smithii C
PLATYHELMINTHES
Prostheceraeus vittatus R
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus prideaux R
Inachus sp. R
MOLLUSCA
Crimora papillata R
Limaria hians R
Pecten maximus O
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata F
Alcyonidium diaphanum O
Membranipora membranacea F
Flustra foliacea F
Crisularia plumosa P
Cellaria sp. C
Pentapora foliacea R
Parasmittina trispinosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus O
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis R
Ascidia mentula O
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula R
Centrolabrus exoletus R
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Labrus bergylta R
Labrus mixtus R
Thorogobius ephippiatus R
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata P
Metacallophyllis laciniata P
Kallymenia reniformis P
Heterosiphonia plumosa O
Acrosorium venulosum P
Delesseria sanguinea C
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides C
Dictyota dichotoma F
Saccharina latissima C

Biotope 2 : Mixed kelp with foliose red seaweeds (Kelp and red seaweeds (moderate energy infralittoral rock) IR.MIR.KR (EUNIS A3.21)

RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa R
Sphaerococcus coronopifolius P
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyota dichotoma C
Laminaria hyperborea P
Saccorhiza polyschides C
Halidrys siliquosa R
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp. C
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