MBDP-NI: Transect N Green Island to S Great Minnis Is E side, Strangford Lough - Video

Priority species

Priority habitats

Non-Native species

Place name : Transect N Green Island to S Great Minnis Is E side, Strangford Lough. County : Down

Date : 2003-07-29 GPS : 54.46437,-5.61175. Depth : 17.9 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Scattered dead Modiolus modiolus shell.

Common sunstar Crossaster papposus [00:02:27]; burrowing anemone Synarachnactis lloydii [00:09:00].

Species list (43 species recorded):

PORIFERA
Cliona celata
Amphilectus fucorum
Halichondria bowerbanki
Suberites carnosus
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata
Nemertesia ramosa
Obelia geniculata
Alcyonium digitatum
Synarachnactis lloydii
Urticina eques
Metridium senile
Cylista elegans
Cereus pedunculatus
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus
Inachus dorsettensis
Macropodia rostrata
Cancer pagurus
Polybius depurator
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Ostrea edulis
Pecten maximus
BRYOZOA
Electra pilosa
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Leptasterias muelleri
Echinus esculentus
Thyone fusus
Thyone roscovita
TUNICATA
Ascidiella aspersa
PISCES
Syngnathus acus
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Callionymus lyra
Pomatoschistus pictus
RHODOPHYTA
Stenogramma interruptum
CHROMOPHYTA
Desmarestia aculeata
Chorda filum
Laminaria digitata
Saccharina latissima
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp.

Biotope 1 : Scattered dead Modiolus modiolus shell on mud.

PORIFERA
Amphilectus fucorum O
CNIDARIA
Nemertesia ramosa O
Obelia geniculata C
Synarachnactis lloydii O
Urticina eques O
Metridium senile O
Cylista elegans O
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus O
Inachus dorsettensis O
Macropodia rostrata O
Cancer pagurus O
Polybius depurator O
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum O
Ostrea edulis R
BRYOZOA
Electra pilosa A
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida F
Crossaster papposus O
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens O
TUNICATA
Ascidiella aspersa O
PISCES
Syngnathus acus O
Ctenolabrus rupestris O
Callionymus lyra O
Pomatoschistus pictus O
RHODOPHYTA
Stenogramma interruptum O
CHROMOPHYTA
Desmarestia aculeata O
Chorda filum O
Laminaria digitata O
Saccharina latissima F
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp. O

Biotope 2 :

PORIFERA
Cliona celata R
Halichondria bowerbanki O
Suberites carnosus O
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata O
Alcyonium digitatum O
Synarachnactis lloydii O
Urticina eques O
Cylista elegans O
Cereus pedunculatus R
CRUSTACEA
Pagurus bernhardus O
Inachus dorsettensis O
Macropodia rostrata F
Cancer pagurus O
Polybius depurator F
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum O
Pecten maximus R
BRYOZOA
Scrupocellaria scruposa O
Cellepora pumicosa F
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida F
Crossaster papposus O
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens O
Leptasterias muelleri O
Echinus esculentus O
Thyone fusus F
Thyone roscovita F
PISCES
Syngnathus acus O
Pomatoschistus pictus O