Place name : Damicornis Bay, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim
Date : 2025-07-28 GPS : 55.29042,-6.25338. Depth : -15.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]
Site Description : Circalittoral stable boulders with diverse sponges and hydroids embedded in mixed sediment in occasionally strong tidal streams.
Small-spotted catshark,
Scyliorhinus canicula, [
00:00:22];
Red sea squirt,
Ascidia mentula, [
00:01:10];
Branching sponge,
Stelligera stuposa, [
00:01:16];
Twin fanworm,
Bispira volutacornis, [
00:01:49];
Football sea squirt,
Diazona violacea, [
00:02:17];
Long-clawed squat lobster,
Munida rugosa, and orange encrusting sponge,
Eurypon sp., [
00:02:38];
Rose coral,
Pentapora foliacea, [
00:02:48];
Common lobster,
Homarus gammarus, [
00:03:13];
Hydroid,
Diphasia margareta, [
00:03:37];
Staghorn sponge,
Axinella dissimilis, [
00:03:49];
Papillate sponge,
Sphaerotylus renoufi, [
00:03:55];
Crumpled duster sponge,
Axinella damicornis, [
00:04:09];
Staghorn sponge,
Axinella dissimilis, [
00:05:02];
Spiny starfish regenerating arms,
Marthasterias glacialis, [
00:05:14];
Dense devonshire cup corals,
Caryophyllia smithii, [
00:05:31];
Curled octopus,
Eledone cirrhosa, [
00:06:19];
King scallop,
Pecten maximus, [
00:07:10];
Rare fragile sponges & cup corals, [
00:08:43];
Crumpled duster sponge,
Axinella damicornis, & yellow cluster anemones,
Parazoanthus axinellae, [
00:09:03];
Crumpled duster sponge,
Axinella damicornis, & salmon coloured sponge,
Hexadella topsenti, [
00:09:15];
,Plaice,
Pleuronectes platessa [
00:09:22];
Lion's mane jellyfish,
Cyanea capillata, [
00:10:25]