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Place name : Duncan's Bo, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-10-15 GPS : 55.31197,-6.25287. Depth : -20.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock in strong tidal stream.

Yellow sponge Myxilla incrustans [00:01:11]; White plumose anemones Metridium senile [00:01:11]; Pink volcano sponge Haliclona viscosa [00:01:18]; Chimney sponge Polymastia penicillus [00:02:28]; Yellow cluster anemone Parazoanthus axinellae reproducing asexually, [00:02:38]; Irish golfball sponge Tethya hibernica [00:02:47]; Crumpled duster sponge Axinella damicornis [00:02:54]; Branching sponges Stelligera stuposa and Raspailia ramosa [00:03:30]; Elephant hide sponge Pachymatisma johnstonia [00:04:21]; Orange ecrusting sponge Eurypon sp., [00:05:01]; Orange sponge Phorbas fictitius [00:05:54]; Different coloured Devonshire cup corals Caryophyllia smithii [00:06:26]; Yellow hedgehog sponge Polymastia boletiformis [00:06:35]; Cup-shaped sponge Axinella infundibuliformis [00:07:07]; Red blenny Parablennius ruber [00:08:36]; Spiny starfish Marthasterias glacialis [00:10:11]; Orange encrusting sponge Clathria (Microciona) spinarcus [00:10:59].

Biotope 1 : Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock.

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea R
Chelonaplysilla noevus R
Dysidea fragilis O
Stryphnus ponderosus F
Pachymatisma johnstonia C
Dercitus bucklandi O
Axinella damicornis F
Axinella infundibuliformis F
Eurypon sp 4 C
Hymeraphia sp. R
Raspailia ramosa O
Paratimea loennbergi R
Stelligera montagui O
Stelligera stuposa C
Polymastia boletiformis C
Polymastia penicillus O
Sphaerotylus renoufi R
Tethya citrina C
Tethya hibernica C
Iophonopsis nigricans C
Lissodendoryx jenjonesae O
Hemimycale columella O
Hymedesmia paupertas F
Phorbas fictitius R
Phorbas punctatus R
Microciona spinarcus F
Myxilla fimbriata F
Myxilla incrustans O
Desmacella cf. annexa F
Haliclona viscosa C
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa C
Aglaophenia tubulifera O
Alcyonium digitatum C
Epizoanthus couchii O
Parazoanthus axinellae F
Metridium senile C
Cylista elegans F
Actinothoe sphyrodeta C
Corynactis viridis O
Caryophyllia smithii A
ANNELIDA
Sabella pavonina R
Filograna implexa O
Salmacina dysteri O
CRUSTACEA
Adna anglica C
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata C
Crisia eburnea C
Plagioecia patina O
Electra pilosa O
Cellaria fistulosa O
Schizomavella linearis O
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata O
Marthasterias glacialis O
TUNICATA
Didemnidae sp. C
Polysyncraton bilobatum F
Lissoclinum perforatum O
Lissoclinum weigelei O
Ascidia virginea R
Botryllus renierii O
PISCES
Labrus mixtus O
Parablennius ruber R
RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa R
Meredithia microphylla R
Plocamium sp. O
Acrosorium venulosum O
Delesseria sanguinea O
Phycodrys rubens O

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