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Place name : W of West Maiden, The Maidens. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-08-01 GPS : 54.92965,-5.74058. Depth : -15.0 to -35.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Circalittoral tide-swept bedrock and boulders with abundant Caryophyllia smithii cup corals and Tubularia indivisa.

Diphasia alata and Diphasia fallax hydroids [00:00:45]; Devonshire cup corals Caryophyllia smithii [00:00:47]; Soft coral, dead mens' fingers Alcyonium digitatum [00:00:53]; Nemertesia antennina, Nemertesia ramosa and Diphasia alata hydroids [00:02:10]; Sea beech red seaweed Delesseria sanguinea [00:04:01]; Finger bryozoan Alcyonidium diaphanum [00:04:19]; Twin fan worm Bispira volutacornis [00:04:41]; Yellow feathers hydroid Aglaophenia tubulifera [00:05:05]; Tassel weed Carpomitra costata [00:05:51]; Forest kelp Laminaria hyperborea [00:08:32].

Biotope 1 : Circalittoral tide-swept bedrock and boulders with abundant cup corals and Tubularia indivisa

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum O
Aplysilla sulfurea R
Dysidea fragilis R
Pachymatisma johnstonia R
Axinella infundibuliformis F
Raspailia hispida F
Stelligera stuposa F
Polymastia boletiformis F
Lissodendoryx jenjonesae R
Hemimycale columella O
Hymedesmia jecusculum R
Hymedesmia paupertas R
Hymedesmia stellifera R
Myxilla fimbriata R
Haliclona urceolus R
Haliclona viscosa R
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa S
Ectopleura larynx F
Diphasia alata C
Diphasia fallax A
Sertularia argentea R
Antennella secundaria R
Halopteris catharina O
Nemertesia antennina C
Nemertesia ramosa O
Polyplumaria flabellata C
Aglaophenia tubulifera F
Alcyonium digitatum C
Synarachnactis lloydii R
Actinothoe sphyrodeta R
Caryophyllia smithii S
ANNELIDA
Chaetopterus sp. R
Bispira volutacornis R
CRUSTACEA
Adna anglica R
MOLLUSCA
Acanthodoris pilosa R
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea F
Alcyonidium diaphanum O
Parasmittina trispinosa R
Schizomavella linearis R
Omalosecosa ramulosa R
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata R
Asterias rubens R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus O
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Ascidia mentula R
Ascidia virginea R
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Thorogobius ephippiatus R
RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa R
Kallymenia reniformis R
Plocamium sp. R
Rhodymenia ardissonei R
Heterosiphonia plumosa R
Delesseria sanguinea R
CHROMOPHYTA
Carpomitra costata R

Biotope 2 : Kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) park

CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa A
Obelia geniculata F
Alcyonium digitatum F
Actinothoe sphyrodeta O
Caryophyllia smithii F
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea F
ECHINODERMATA
Echinus esculentus R
RHODOPHYTA
Metacallophyllis laciniata O
Kallymenia reniformis O
Heterosiphonia plumosa C
Acrosorium venulosum O
Cryptopleura ramosa F
Delesseria sanguinea O
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea C

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