MBDP-NI: NW of Green Island, Strangford Lough

Place name : NW of Green Island, Strangford Lough. County : Down

Date : 2003-07-07 GPS : 54.46495,-5.62000. Depth : 21.6 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Mud with broken shell, large numbers of Pandalus montagui. Surface covered in most parts with dead shells, Ostrea edulis, Pecten maximus, Venerupis and Aequipecten opercularis.

Species list (29 species recorded):

Biotope 1 : Circalittoral mixed sediment.

PORIFERA
Sycon ciliatum O
Dysidea fragilis P
Cliona celata O
Amphilectus fucorum O
Halichondria bowerbanki O
Suberites carnosus O
CNIDARIA
Hydrallmania falcata O
Epizoanthus couchii R
Urticina eques O
Metridium senile R
Cylista elegans F
CRUSTACEA
Balanus crenatus O
Pandalus montagui C
Pagurus bernhardus O
Hyas araneus O
Inachus dorsettensis O
Macropodia rostrata O
Polybius depurator F
Carcinus maenas O
MOLLUSCA
Aequipecten opercularis O
BRYOZOA
Crisularia plumosa O
Cellepora pumicosa O
ECHINODERMATA
Henricia oculata O
Asterias rubens F
Echinus esculentus O
TUNICATA
Distaplia rosea O
Didemnidae sp. O
PISCES
Gobius paganellus O
Pomatoschistus pictus O

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