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Place name : Damicornis Bay, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim

Date : 2024-05-06 GPS : 55.29139,-6.25205. Depth : -20.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]

Site Description : Circalittoral stable boulders with diverse sponges and hydroids embedded in mixed sediment in occasionally strong tidal streams. High energy circalittoral rock.

Circalittoral stable boulders in tidal stream eddies. Crumpled duster sponge 'Axinella' damicornis [00:00:27]; Branched sponge Stelligera stuposa [00:00:30]; Hydroids Halecium halecinum [00:01:14]; solitary sea squirt Ascidia mentula [00:01:21]; Sea urchin Echinus esculentus [00:01:37]; Cup sponge Axinella infundibuliformis [00:01:49]; Branched sponge Stelligera stuposa [00:01:55]; Antenna hydroid Nemertesia antennina [00:02:37]; Blue sponge Hymedesmia paupertas [00:02:55]; Rose coral Pentapora foliacea [00:04:01]; Staghorn sponge Axinella dissimilis [00:04:42]; Hedgehog sponge Polymastia boletiformis [00:05:57]; Football ascidian Diazona violacea [00:07:08].

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