Marine Biodiversity Data Portal - NI

Place name : Duncan's Bo, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-10-15 GPS : 55.31197,-6.25287. Depth : -20.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock in strong tidal stream.

Yellow sponge (Myxilla incrustans), [00:01:11], White plumose anemones (Metridium senile), [00:01:11], Pink volcano sponge (Haliclona viscosa), [00:01:18], Chimney sponge (Polymastia penicillus), [00:02:28], Yellow cluster anemone (Parazoanthus axinellae) reproducing asexually, [00:02:38], Irish golfball sponge (Tethya hibernica), [00:02:47], Crumpled duster sponge (Axinella damicornis), [00:02:54], Branching sponges (Stelligera stuposa and Raspailia ramosa), [00:03:30], Elephant hide sponge (Pachymatisma johnstonia), [00:04:21], Orange ecrusting sponge (Eurypon sp.), [00:05:01], Orange sponge (Phorbas fictitius), [00:05:54], Different coloured Devonshire cup corals (Caryophyllia smithii), [00:06:26], Yellow hedgehog sponge (Polymastia boletiformis), [00:06:35], Cup-shaped sponge (Axinella infundibuliformis), [00:07:07], Red blenny (Parablennius ruber), [00:08:36], Spiny starfish (Marthasterias glacialis), [00:10:11], Orange encrusting sponge (Clathria (Microciona) spinarcus), [00:10:59].

Species list and abundance (67 species recorded):

PORIFERA Raspailia ramosa O Hemimycale columella O Aglaophenia tubulifera O Filograna implexa O Cellaria fistulosa O Botryllus renierii O
Aplysilla sulfurea R Paratimea loennbergi R Hymedesmia paupertas F Alcyonium digitatum C Salmacina dysteri O Schizomavella linearis O PISCES
Chelonaplysilla noevus R Stelligera montagui O Phorbas fictitius R Epizoanthus couchii O CRUSTACEA ECHINODERMATA Labrus mixtus O
Dysidea fragilis O Stelligera stuposa C Phorbas punctatus R Parazoanthus axinellae F Adna anglica C Henricia oculata O Parablennius ruber R
Stryphnus ponderosus F Polymastia boletiformis C Microciona spinarcus F Metridium senile C MOLLUSCA Marthasterias glacialis O RHODOPHYTA
Pachymatisma johnstonia C Polymastia penicillus O Myxilla fimbriata F Cylista elegans F Calliostoma zizyphinum R TUNICATA Dilsea carnosa R
Dercitus bucklandi O Sphaerotylus renoufi R Myxilla incrustans O Actinothoe sphyrodeta C BRYOZOA Didemnidae sp. C Meredithia microphylla R
Axinella damicornis F Tethya citrina C Desmacella cf. annexa F Corynactis viridis O Crisia denticulata C Polysyncraton bilobatum F Plocamium sp. O
Axinella infundibuliformis F Tethya hibernica C Haliclona viscosa C Caryophyllia smithii A Crisia eburnea C Lissoclinum perforatum O Acrosorium venulosum O
Eurypon sp 4 C Iophonopsis nigricans C CNIDARIA ANNELIDA Plagioecia patina O Lissoclinum weigelei O Delesseria sanguinea O
Hymeraphia sp. R Lissodendoryx jenjonesae O Tubularia indivisa C Sabella pavonina R Electra pilosa O Ascidia virginea R Phycodrys rubens O