MBDP-NI: 3 km North of Carnlough

Place name : 3 km North of Carnlough. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-05-12 GPS : 55.02257,-5.96762. Depth : -20.0 to -25.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Sparse boulders on mixed sediment with Laminaria hyperborea & Delesseria sanguinea.

Forest kelp Laminaria hyperborea showing growth of new frond and old frond about to be shed [00:00:28]; Spiny starfish Marthasterias glacialis [00:01:08]; Common Sunstar Crossaster papposus [00:01:24]; King scallop Pecten maximus [00:01:47]; Boulder with kelp and coralline algae [00:02:39]; Common sea urchin Echinus esculentus [00:02:48]; Sea cucumber Neopentadactyla mixta [00:02:56].

Species list (10 species recorded):

MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Pecten maximus
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus
Leptasterias muelleri
Marthasterias glacialis
Ophiura albida
Echinus esculentus
Neopentadactyla mixta
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea

Biotope 1 : Boulders on mixed sediment with Laminaria hyperborea & Delesseria sanguinea

MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum R
Pecten maximus O
ECHINODERMATA
Crossaster papposus R
Leptasterias muelleri R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Ophiura albida R
Echinus esculentus O
Neopentadactyla mixta R
RHODOPHYTA
Delesseria sanguinea F
CHROMOPHYTA
Laminaria hyperborea O

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