Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI
Place name : N of North Rock, Strangford Lough. County : Down
Date : 2003-08-11 GPS : 54.55340,-5.65815. Depth : 5.3 m. [ View map ]
Site Description : Soft mud, anoxic layer 1" below surface. No shell or Zostera marina. Patches of decaying algae. Occasional small holes.
Species list (11 species recorded):
CNIDARIA
Hydractinia echinata
Metridium senile
CRUSTACEA
Crangon crangon
Pagurus bernhardus
Polybius depurator
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens
Ophiura ophiura
TUNICATA
Ciona intestinalis
Ascidiella aspersa
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp.
Hydractinia echinata
Metridium senile
CRUSTACEA
Crangon crangon
Pagurus bernhardus
Polybius depurator
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens
Ophiura ophiura
TUNICATA
Ciona intestinalis
Ascidiella aspersa
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp.
Biotope 1 : Circalittoral fine mud.
CNIDARIA
Hydractinia echinata O
Metridium senile O
CRUSTACEA
Crangon crangon F
Pagurus bernhardus O
Polybius depurator O
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum R
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens O
Ophiura ophiura F
TUNICATA
Ciona intestinalis O
Ascidiella aspersa O
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp. O
Hydractinia echinata O
Metridium senile O
CRUSTACEA
Crangon crangon F
Pagurus bernhardus O
Polybius depurator O
MOLLUSCA
Buccinum undatum R
ECHINODERMATA
Asterias rubens O
Ophiura ophiura F
TUNICATA
Ciona intestinalis O
Ascidiella aspersa O
CHLOROPHYTA
Ulva sp. O