Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

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]