MBDP-NI: Site details West end of Large Skerry, Portrush

Priority species

Non-indigenous species

West end of Large Skerry, Portrush

[Site list for year 2025]

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20250817/02 Date: 2025-08-17 GPS: 55.22471,-6.62319. Depth: -12.0 to -20.0 m. [ View map ]

Species list (35 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Eurypon sp.
Eurypon major
Stelligera montagui
Stelligera stuposa
Tethya citrina
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi
Nemertesia antennina
Alcyonium digitatum
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Caryophyllia smithii
PLATYHELMINTHES
Prostheceraeus vittatus
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis
MOLLUSCA
Xandarovula patula
Ocenebra erinaceus
Acanthodoris pilosa
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Flustra foliacea
Crisularia plumosa
ECHINODERMATA
Marthasterias glacialis
Echinus esculentus
Aslia lefevrei
TUNICATA
Didemnidae sp.
Botryllus sp.
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata
Dilsea carnosa
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Alaria esculenta

Biotope 1 : Mixed faunal turf communities. CR.HCR.Xfa (EUNIS A4.13)

PORIFERA
Dysidea fragilis R
Pachymatisma johnstonia O
Eurypon sp. P
Eurypon major P
Stelligera montagui R
Stelligera stuposa F
Tethya citrina R
CNIDARIA
Sertularella gayi R
Nemertesia antennina C
Alcyonium digitatum C
Actinothoe sphyrodeta F
Caryophyllia smithii C
PLATYHELMINTHES
Prostheceraeus vittatus R
ANNELIDA
Bispira volutacornis R
MOLLUSCA
Xandarovula patula R
Ocenebra erinaceus R
Acanthodoris pilosa R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata A
Alcyonidium diaphanum C
Flustra foliacea C
Crisularia plumosa F
ECHINODERMATA
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus O
Aslia lefevrei O
TUNICATA
Didemnidae sp. P
Botryllus sp. R
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris O
Labrus bergylta R
RHODOPHYTA
Calliblepharis ciliata O
Dilsea carnosa R
Heterosiphonia plumosa O
Delesseria sanguinea C
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides F
Dictyota dichotoma F
Alaria esculenta R