MBDP-NI: Site details Dunnyneill Island, Strangford Lough.

Priority species

Dunnyneill Island, Strangford Lough.

Survey number: 550 Event number: 19820520/02 Date: 1982-05-20 GPS: 54.40133,-5.59900 [ View map ]

Site Description: Steep boulder slope. All rocks covered with thick Ophiothrix and Ophiocomina.

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Species list (29 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum
Cliona celata
Hymedesmia sp.
Halichondria bowerbanki
CNIDARIA
Halecium muricatum
Abietinaria abietina
Hydrallmania falcata
Sertularella gayi
Sertularia cupressina
Nemertesia antennina
Rhizocaulus verticillatus
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter
CRUSTACEA
Hyas coarctatus
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp.
Alcyonidium diaphanum
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Ophiopholis aculeata
Echinus esculentus
TUNICATA
Ascidiella aspersa
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus

No biotope record.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum P
Cliona celata P
Hymedesmia sp. P
Halichondria bowerbanki P
CNIDARIA
Halecium muricatum P
Abietinaria abietina P
Hydrallmania falcata P
Sertularella gayi P
Sertularia cupressina P
Nemertesia antennina P
Rhizocaulus verticillatus P
Alcyonium digitatum P
Urticina eques P
Actinothoe sphyrodeta P
ANNELIDA
Pomatoceros triqueter P
CRUSTACEA
Hyas coarctatus P
MOLLUSCA
Leptochiton asellus P
BRYOZOA
Crisia sp. P
Alcyonidium diaphanum P
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus P
Henricia oculata P
Asterias rubens P
Marthasterias glacialis P
Ophiothrix fragilis P
Ophiocomina nigra P
Ophiopholis aculeata P
Echinus esculentus P
TUNICATA
Ascidiella aspersa P
PISCES
Pholis gunnellus P