MBDP-NI: E of Black Rock, Strangford Lough

Place name : E of Black Rock, Strangford Lough. County : Down

Date : 2003-07-21 GPS : 54.42790,-5.61583. Depth : 24.8 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Modiolus modiolus clumps covered with sediment.

Common starfish Asterias rubens [00:00:24]; Featherstars Antedon bifida and fluted sea squirt Ascidiella aspersa [00:00:59]; Common sunstar Crossaster papposus [00:01:25].

Species list (37 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Sparse Modiolus modiolus clumps covered (almost buried) with sediment in very fine mud. Maximum of two layers of mussels, often comprising dead individuals also. Very few if any juveniles. Clumps covered in large numbers of Asterias rubens and Antedon bifida. Notable quantities of dead shell between clumps. Very few Chlamys varia.

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum O
Suberites carnosus O
CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina O
Obelia dichotoma O
Alcyonium digitatum R
Urticina eques O
Calliactis palliata O
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus O
Pandalus montagui O
Pagurus bernhardus O
Hyas araneus O
Inachus dorsettensis O
Macropodia rostrata O
Polybius depurator F
Necora puber O
MOLLUSCA
Turritellinella tricarinata O
Trivia monacha R
Buccinum undatum O
Pleurobranchus membranaceus R
Modiolus modiolus F
Pecten maximus O
Aequipecten opercularis O
Mimachlamys varia O
BRYOZOA
Bugulina flabellata O
Cellepora pumicosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida C
Crossaster papposus O
Henricia sp. O
Asterias rubens C
Ophiothrix fragilis O
Echinus esculentus R
Thyone roscovita O
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Ascidiella aspersa A
Ascidia virginea R
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Pomatoschistus pictus O

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