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

Date : 2025-07-31 GPS : 55.29042,-6.25338. Depth : -20.0 to -32.0 m. [ View map ]

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

Sea beech, Delesseria sanguinea, [00:00:25]; Red cushion star, Porania pulvillus, [00:01:17]; Rose coral bryozoan, Pentapora foliacea, [00:01:46]; Football sea squirt, Diazona violacea, [00:02:26]; Red sea squirts, Ascidia mentula, [00:02:46]; Cup shaped sponges, Axinella infundibuliformis, [00:03:40]; Rare hydroids, Diphasia alata & Polyplumaria flabellata, {00:04:07]; Lobster, Homarus Gammarus, [00:04:17]; Cup shaped sponges, Axinella infundibuliformis, [00:05:05]; Crumpled duster sponge, Axinella damicornis, [00:05:20]; Orange encrusting sponge, Eurypon sp., [00:06:34]; Crayfish, Palinurus elephas, [00:07:04]; Salmon pink sponge, Hexadella topsenti, [00:07:41]; Shoal of poor cod, Trisopterus minutus, [00:07:56]; Leopard spotted goby, Thorogobbius ephippiatus, [00:08:32]; Staghorn sponge, Axinella dissimilis, [00:09:58]

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