Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Place name : Farganlack Gully, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim

Date : 2025-07-30 GPS : 55.31073,-6.25638. Depth : -15.0 to -15.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Gully with diverse anemones and sponges; kelp forest at top.

Diseased elephant’s hide sponge, Pachymatisma johnstonia, [00:02:05]; Elephant’s hide sponge, Pachymatisma johnstonia, [00:02:44]; Sandalled anemone, Actinothoe sphyrodeta, [00:02:58]; Elegant anemone, Cylista elegans, [00:03:38]; Elegant anemone, Cylista elegans, [00:06:35]; Forest kelp, Laminaria hyperborea, [00:06:52]; Mermaid’s ear, Meredithia microphylla, [00:07:22]; Sea beech, Delesseria sanguinea, [00:07:45]; Rare anemone, Phellia gausapata, [00:08:26]; Baked bean sea squirt, Dendrodoa grossularia, [00:11:38]; Baked bean sea squirt, Dendrodoa grossularia and calcareous sponge, Clathrina coriacea, [00:12:28]