Place name : N of West Maiden, The Maidens. County : Antrim
Date : 2024-08-01 GPS : 54.93212,-5.74163. Depth : -15.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]
Site Description : Circalittoral tide-swept bedrock and boulders on shelly gravel. Hydroids abundant and diverse, including Diphasia alata and Diphasia nigra.
Cup-shaped sponge
Axinella infundibuliformis [
00:01:46]; Yellow hydroid
Aglaophenia tubulifera [
00:02:00]; Brown hydroid
Diphasia alata and white hydroid
Diphasia fallax [
00:02:14]; Yellow hydroid
Antenella secundaria [
00:02:38]; Fan hydroid
Polyplumaria flabellata [
00:02:53]; Catharina's hydroid
Halopteris catharina [
00:02:59]; Hornwrack
Flustra foliacea [
00:03:58]; Antenna hydroid
Nemertesia antennina [
00:04:40]; Hedgehog sponge
Polymastia boletiformis [
00:05:15]; Yellow staghorn sponge
Axinella dissimilis [
00:05:21]; King scallop
Pecten maximus [
00:06:00]; Fan hydroid
Polyplumaria flabellata [
00:06:26]; Yellow hydroid
Serturella gayi [
00:07:14]; Rare sponge
Sphaerotylus renoufi and nudibranch
Jorunna artsdatabankia [
00:08:03]; Sea beech
Delesseria sanguinea [
00:08:36]; Plumose hydroid
Halecium plumosum [
00:09:06]; Faeroe nudibranch
Polycera faeroensis [
00:09:22]; Football sea squirt
Diazona violacea [
00:09:29]; Common sunstar
Crossaster papposus [
00:09:53]; Papillate nudibranch
Crimora papillata [
00:10:14]; Hydroid
Diphasia nigra [
00:10:26].