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Place name : North of East Maiden, The Maidens. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-08-30 GPS : 54.93107,-5.72873. Depth : -20.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Circalittoral boulders; tide-swept with dense hydroid cover, soft corals, cup corals and sponges. Towards the end of the dive the divers start to ascend and arrive at kelp (Laminaria hyperborea) and foliose red algae.

Hydroid Lytocarpia myriophyllum [00:00:40]; Hydroids Diphasia alata & Diphasia fallax [00:00:59]; Diphasia margareta & Aglaophenia tubulifera [00:01:21]; Common sea urchin Echinus esculentus [00:01:35]; Hydroid Aglaophenia tubulifera [00:01:45]; Cuckoo wrasse Labrus mixtus [00:01:51]; Goldsinny wrasse Ctenolabrus rupestris [00:02:12]; Hydroid Diphasia alata [00:02:34]; Dead man's fingers Alcyonium digitatum and sponge Aplysilla cf. rosea [00:03:07]; Cup-shaped sponge Axinella infundibuliformis [00:03:56]; White cluster anemone Parazoanthus anguicomus [00:04:59]; Yellow branching sponges Stelligera stuposa & Raspailia hispida [00:05:12]; Hydroids Polyplumaria flabellata & Diphasia alata [00:05:33]; Foliose red seaweeds Red hook weed Acrosorium venulosum, Beautiful kidney weed Kallymenia reniformis & Sea beech Delesseria sanguinea [00:06:38]; Kelp forest Laminaria hyperborea [00:07:32].

Biotope 1 : Mixed faunal turf communities.

PORIFERA
Aplysilla sulfurea O
Chelonaplysilla noevus R
Dysidea fragilis O
Axinella infundibuliformis O
Eurypon sp 5 R
Raspailia ramosa F
Stelligera stuposa F
Iophon hyndmani F
Iophonopsis nigricans F
Hemimycale columella O
Hymedesmia paupertas O
Hymedesmia rathlinia R
Phorbas fictitius R
Clathria sp. P
Myxilla fimbriata O
Myxilla incrustans P
Myxilla incrustans P
Haliclona viscosa R
CNIDARIA
Tubularia indivisa F
Diphasia alata C
Diphasia fallax C
Sertularella gayi O
Sertularia argentea O
Halopteris catharina F
Nemertesia antennina A
Nemertesia ramosa O
Polyplumaria flabellata C
Aglaophenia pluma R
Aglaophenia tubulifera C
Lytocarpia myriophyllum R
Alcyonium digitatum A
Epizoanthus couchii R
Parazoanthus anguicomus R
Actinothoe sphyrodeta R
Hormathia coronata R
Caryophyllia smithii C
CRUSTACEA
Scalpellum scalpellum R
Adna anglica R
MOLLUSCA
Tritonia hombergii R
Acanthodoris pilosa R
Polycera kernowensis R
Antiopella cristata R
BRYOZOA
Crisia eburnea F
Plagioecia patina R
Alcyonidium diaphanum O
Securiflustra securifrons F
Cellaria fistulosa C
Parasmittina trispinosa O
Schizomavella linearis F
ECHINODERMATA
Luidia ciliaris R
Porania pulvillus R
Henricia oculata R
Marthasterias glacialis R
Echinus esculentus R
TUNICATA
Aplidium nordmanni R
Ascidia mentula R
Ascidia virginea R
Polycarpa pomaria O
PISCES
Ctenolabrus rupestris R
Labrus mixtus R
RHODOPHYTA
Plocamium cartilagineum R
Acrosorium venulosum R
Delesseria sanguinea O

Biotope 2 : Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock.

CNIDARIA
Nemertesia antennina C
Obelia geniculata C
Alcyonium digitatum C
Caryophyllia smithii F
BRYOZOA
Membranipora membranacea C
ECHINODERMATA
Echinus esculentus O
PISCES
Labrus bergylta R
RHODOPHYTA
Dilsea carnosa C
Kallymenia reniformis O
Acrosorium venulosum F
CHROMOPHYTA
Carpomitra costata O
Laminaria hyperborea C

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