MBDP-NI: Site details Farganlack Gully, Rathlin Island

Priority species

Non-indigenous species

Farganlack Gully, Rathlin Island

[Site list for year 2025]

Survey number: 780 Event number: 20250730/02a Date: 2025-07-30 GPS: 55.31073,-6.25638. Depth: -15.0 to -15.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description: Gully with diverse anemones and sponges; kelp forest at top.

Species list (45 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea
Dysidea fragilis
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Eurypon sp.
Iophonopsis nigricans
Hemimycale columella
Microciona spinarcus
Myxilla incrustans
Desmacella cf. annexa
Haliclona viscosa
CNIDARIA
Calvadosia campanulata
Chrysaora hysoscella
Tubularia indivisa
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Cylista elegans
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Phellia gausapata
Corynactis viridis
Caryophyllia smithii
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus
Necora puber
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Diaphorodoris luteocincta
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Electra pilosa
ECHINODERMATA
Asterina phylactica
Henricia oculata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni
Ascidia virginea
Polycarpa pomaria
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Gadus morhua
Labrus bergylta
RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa
Meredithia microphylla
Heterosiphonia plumosa
Delesseria sanguinea
Phycodrys rubens
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides
Dictyota dichotoma
Laminaria hyperborea
Saccorhiza polyschides

Biotope 1 : Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR (EUNIS A3.115)

CNIDARIA
Chrysaora hysoscella R
Tubularia indivisa F
Obelia geniculata F
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea C
Phycodrys rubens C
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides C
Dictyota dichotoma C
Laminaria hyperborea C
Saccorhiza polyschides C

Biotope 2 : Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock CR.HCR.XFa.SpAnVt (EUNIS A4.139)

PORIFERA
Clathrina coriacea C
Dysidea fragilis O
Pachymatisma johnstonia C
Eurypon sp. P
Iophonopsis nigricans O
Hemimycale columella F
Microciona spinarcus P
Myxilla incrustans O
Desmacella cf. annexa P
Haliclona viscosa R
CNIDARIA
Calvadosia campanulata R
Tubularia indivisa F
Alcyonium digitatum F
Cylista elegans C
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Phellia gausapata C
Corynactis viridis A
Caryophyllia smithii F
CRUSTACEA
Cancer pagurus R
Necora puber R
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
Diaphorodoris luteocincta R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata R
Crisia eburnea A
Electra pilosa C
ECHINODERMATA
Asterina phylactica O
Henricia oculata R
Echinus esculentus R
Echinus esculentus R
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni P
Ascidia virginea R
Polycarpa pomaria O
Dendrodoa grossularia A
PISCES
Gadus morhua R
Labrus bergylta R
RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa R
Meredithia microphylla C
Heterosiphonia plumosa C
Delesseria sanguinea F
CHROMOPHYTA
Dictyopteris polypodioides F