Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Place name : Damicornis Bay, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-06-26 GPS : 55.29091,-6.25226. Depth : -20.0 to -35.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Tide-swept circalittoral boulders with diverse sponges and hydroids embedded in mixed sediment.

Football ascidian Diazona violacea [00:00:20]; Mermaid's purse Scyliorhinus canicula [00:01:14]; Hydroid Aglaophenia tubulifera & Doto lemchei with spawn [00:01:26]; Hydroid Sertularella gayi [00:01:36]; Hydroids Diphasia alata and Polyplumaria flabellata [00:01:45]; Cluster anemone Epizoanthus couchii [00:02:00]; Cup corals Caryophyllia smithii and hydroid Polyplumaria flabellata [00:02:56]; Disc bryozoan Plagioecia patina [00:03:11]; Sponges 'Axinella' damicornis and Axinella infundibuliformis [00:03:56]; King scallop Pecten maximus [00:04:16]; Red cushion star Porania pulvillus [00:05:13]; Bryozoan Disporella hispida [00:05:21]; Yellow hedgehog sponge Polymastia boletiformis [00:05:34]; Sea squirt Polycarpa pomaria [00:05:50];Hydroid Diphasia margareta & Doto spawn[00:06:11]; Bryozoan Crisularia plumosa [00:06:50]; Hydroid Aglaophenia tubulifera [00:07:23]; Candy-striped flatworm Prostheceraeus vittatus [00:07:44]; Cuckoo wrasse Labrus mixtus [00:07:53]; Dragonet Callionymus reticulatus [00:08:22]; Rock cook wrasse Centrolabrus exoletus [00:08:30]; Goldsinny wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris [00:08:43]; Hydroid Halecium halecinum [00:09:02]; Lobster Homarus gammarus [00:09:25]; Nudibranch Polycera faeroensis [00:10:27]; Nudibranch Diaphorodoris luteocincta [00:10:57]; Hydromedusa Leuckartiara octona [00:11:10]; Compass jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella [00:11:24]; Moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita [00:13:06].

Biotope 1 : High energy circalittoral rock. CR.HCR

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum R
Dysidea fragilis R
Axinella damicornis O
Axinella infundibuliformis O
Eurypon sp. R
Stelligera stuposa O
Polymastia boletiformis O
Tethya hibernica R
Hymedesmia paupertas O
Phorbas fictitius R
CNIDARIA
Chrysaora hysoscella R
Aurelia aurita R
Leuckartiara octona R
Halecium halecinum F
Diphasia alata F
Diphasia margareta O
Sertularella gayi O
Halopteris catharina O
Nemertesia antennina C
Polyplumaria flabellata F
Aglaophenia tubulifera C
Obelia geniculata R
Epizoanthus couchii F
Caryophyllia smithii A
PLATYHELMINTHES
Prostheceraeus vittatus R
CRUSTACEA
Scalpellum scalpellum R
Adna anglica F
Homarus gammarus R
MOLLUSCA
Doto lemchei R
Diaphorodoris luteocincta R
Polycera faeroensis R
Antiopella cristata R
Pecten maximus R
BRYOZOA
Crisia denticulata F
Crisia eburnea F
Plagioecia patina F
Disporella hispida R
Crisularia plumosa O
Cellaria sp. O
Porella compressa R
Parasmittina trispinosa O
Schizomavella linearis R
ECHINODERMATA
Porania pulvillus R
Ophiactis balli R
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Polyclinum aurantium R
Aplidium punctum R
Diazona violacea R
Perophora listeri R
Ascidia mentula R
Polycarpa pomaria O
PISCES
Scyliorhinus canicula R
Centrolabrus exoletus O
Ctenolabrus rupestris O
Labrus mixtus O
Callionymus reticulatus O
RHODOPHYTA
Plocamium lyngbyanum R
Acrosorium venulosum R
Delesseria sanguinea O
Drachiella heterocarpa F
Hypoglossum hypoglossoides O
Nitophyllum punctatum R
CHROMOPHYTA
Halopteris filicina R
Dictyota dichotoma R
Laminaria hyperborea R