Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI
Place name : N of Long Sheelah, Strangford Lough. County : Down
Date : 2003-08-13 GPS : 54.45470,-5.59320. Depth : 32.4 m. [ View map ]
Site Description : Continuous live Modiolus modiolus, some clumps/ Chlamys beds with many Aequipecten, some clumps. Few giant Asterias, Hyas.
Species list (62 species recorded):
PORIFERA
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Mycale sp.
Myxilla incrustans
Myxilla rosacea
Suberites carnosus
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia dichotoma
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
ANNELIDA
Serpula vermicularis
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pandalus montagui
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Hyas araneus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus dorsettensis
Inachus phalangium
Macropodia rostrata
Cancer pagurus
Polybius corrugatus
Polybius depurator
Polybius holsatus
Polybius pusillus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Buccinum undatum
Tritonia hombergii
Acanthodoris pilosa
Modiolus modiolus
Ostrea edulis
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
Mimachlamys varia
Rossia sp.
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
Thyone fusus
Thyone roscovita
Panningia hyndmani
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Ciona intestinalis
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia virginea
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Trisopterus minutus
Syngnathus acus
Triglidae sp.
Taurulus bubalis
Liparis sp.
Pomatoschistus pictus
Tethya citrina
Iophon hyndmani
Mycale sp.
Myxilla incrustans
Myxilla rosacea
Suberites carnosus
Suberites ficus
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Nemertesia antennina
Obelia dichotoma
Alcyonium digitatum
Urticina eques
ANNELIDA
Serpula vermicularis
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus
Pandalus montagui
Pagurus bernhardus
Pisidia longicornis
Hyas araneus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus dorsettensis
Inachus phalangium
Macropodia rostrata
Cancer pagurus
Polybius corrugatus
Polybius depurator
Polybius holsatus
Polybius pusillus
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Buccinum undatum
Tritonia hombergii
Acanthodoris pilosa
Modiolus modiolus
Ostrea edulis
Pecten maximus
Aequipecten opercularis
Mimachlamys varia
Rossia sp.
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum
Scrupocellaria scruposa
Cellepora pumicosa
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida
Crossaster papposus
Henricia oculata
Asterias rubens
Ophiothrix fragilis
Ophiocomina nigra
Echinus esculentus
Thyone fusus
Thyone roscovita
Panningia hyndmani
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis
Ciona intestinalis
Ascidiella aspersa
Ascidia virginea
Dendrodoa grossularia
PISCES
Trisopterus minutus
Syngnathus acus
Triglidae sp.
Taurulus bubalis
Liparis sp.
Pomatoschistus pictus
Biotope 1 : Modiolus modiolus beds with Mimachlamys varia, sponges, hydroids and bryozoans on slightly tide-swept very sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata
PORIFERA
Tethya citrina R
Iophon hyndmani O
Mycale sp. F
Myxilla incrustans R
Myxilla rosacea R
Suberites carnosus O
Suberites ficus F
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum F
Kirchenpaueria pinnata O
Nemertesia antennina O
Obelia dichotoma O
Alcyonium digitatum O
Urticina eques O
ANNELIDA
Serpula vermicularis O
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus F
Pandalus montagui O
Pagurus bernhardus O
Pisidia longicornis O
Hyas araneus O
Hyas coarctatus O
Inachus dorsettensis O
Inachus phalangium O
Macropodia rostrata O
Cancer pagurus O
Polybius corrugatus O
Polybius depurator O
Polybius holsatus R
Polybius pusillus O
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum O
Buccinum undatum O
Tritonia hombergii R
Acanthodoris pilosa R
Modiolus modiolus A
Ostrea edulis O
Pecten maximus O
Aequipecten opercularis C
Mimachlamys varia A
Rossia sp. R
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum F
Scrupocellaria scruposa F
Cellepora pumicosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida O
Crossaster papposus O
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens O
Ophiothrix fragilis C
Ophiocomina nigra O
Echinus esculentus O
Thyone fusus C
Thyone roscovita C
Panningia hyndmani R
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Ciona intestinalis R
Ascidiella aspersa O
Ascidia virginea R
Dendrodoa grossularia O
PISCES
Trisopterus minutus R
Syngnathus acus O
Triglidae sp. R
Taurulus bubalis R
Liparis sp. R
Pomatoschistus pictus O
Tethya citrina R
Iophon hyndmani O
Mycale sp. F
Myxilla incrustans R
Myxilla rosacea R
Suberites carnosus O
Suberites ficus F
CNIDARIA
Halecium halecinum F
Kirchenpaueria pinnata O
Nemertesia antennina O
Obelia dichotoma O
Alcyonium digitatum O
Urticina eques O
ANNELIDA
Serpula vermicularis O
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus F
Pandalus montagui O
Pagurus bernhardus O
Pisidia longicornis O
Hyas araneus O
Hyas coarctatus O
Inachus dorsettensis O
Inachus phalangium O
Macropodia rostrata O
Cancer pagurus O
Polybius corrugatus O
Polybius depurator O
Polybius holsatus R
Polybius pusillus O
MOLLUSCA
Calliostoma zizyphinum O
Buccinum undatum O
Tritonia hombergii R
Acanthodoris pilosa R
Modiolus modiolus A
Ostrea edulis O
Pecten maximus O
Aequipecten opercularis C
Mimachlamys varia A
Rossia sp. R
BRYOZOA
Alcyonidium diaphanum F
Scrupocellaria scruposa F
Cellepora pumicosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Antedon bifida O
Crossaster papposus O
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens O
Ophiothrix fragilis C
Ophiocomina nigra O
Echinus esculentus O
Thyone fusus C
Thyone roscovita C
Panningia hyndmani R
TUNICATA
Clavelina lepadiformis O
Ciona intestinalis R
Ascidiella aspersa O
Ascidia virginea R
Dendrodoa grossularia O
PISCES
Trisopterus minutus R
Syngnathus acus O
Triglidae sp. R
Taurulus bubalis R
Liparis sp. R
Pomatoschistus pictus O