Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

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

Date : 2025-05-19 GPS : 55.29130,-6.25060. Depth : -20.0 to -32.0 m. [ View map ]

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

Cup-shaped sponge, Axinella infundibuliformis, [00:00:24]; Sponge, Haliclona ureolus, [00:00:41]; Branching spomge, Raspailia hispida, [00:00:46]; Oaten pipe hydroids, Tubularia indivisa, [00:00:58]; Red sea squirts, Ascidia mentula, [00:01:23]; Rose coral bryozoan, Pentapora foliacea, [00:02:00]; Crumpled duster sponges, 'Axinella' damicornis, [00:02:19]; Crumpled duster sponges with cup-shaped sponges, 'Axinella' damicornis & Axinella infundibuliformis, [00:03:08]; Football sea squirt, Diazona violacea, [00:05:16]; "Yellow staghorn sponge with crumpled duster sponges & cup-shaped sponge Axinella dissimilis, ‘Axinella’ damicornis & Axinella infundibuliformis, [00:05:55]; Devonshire cup corals, Caryophyllia smithii, [00:06:33]; Crumpled duster sponge, 'Axinella' damicornis, [00:06:50]; Hydroids, Diphasia margareta, [00:07:03]