BioMar survey of the Clifden area, Co. Galway, September 1994 and June 1995  

N of Colleen, Inishshark.

Dive number: 950622/02 Date: 22 June 1995

Site Description: The site was located on the north-west side of a small offshore island on the west coast of Ireland. The seabed from 20 m - 33 m BCD consisted of large gullies with overhanging faces. There was a lot of surge in the gullies. Caryophyllia smithii and Corynactis virdis were abundant in habitat 2, whilst Corynactis, Tubularia indivisa and Sagartia elegans were the main cover species in habitat 1.

Map site - Google maps: 53.61817,-10.29933

Subsite: Wave surge gullies with Tubularia indivisa and sponges. details

Subsite Description: Wave surge gully with abundant Tubularia indivisa and Corynactis virdis. Biemna variantia was frequent.

Subsite: Upper circalittoral exposed bedrock with large gullies. details

Subsite Description: Deep wave surge gullies with abundant Caryophyllia smithii and Corynactis virdis. The more overhanging surfaces in the gullies had a variety of sponges, including Dercitus bucklandi and Stelletta grubii.

Photograph no. m1603
Cliona celata, Haliclona urceolus		 Photograph no. m1604
Eunicella verrucosa		 Photograph no. m1605
Bugula flabellata		 Photograph no. m1606
Laxosuberites 		Photograph no. m1607
Pycnoclavella aurilucens		 Photograph no. m1608
Clathrina coriacea, Corynactis viridis
Photograph no. m1609
Salmacina dysteri		 Photograph no. m1610
Aplidium nordmanni		 Photograph no. m1611
Spongionella pulchella		 Photograph no. m1612
Coryphella browni, Marthasterias glacialis, Lissoclinum perforatum, Aplidium glabrum		 Photograph no. m1613
Aplidium nordmanni		 Photograph no. m1614
Stelletta grubii, Stryphnus ponderosus
Photograph no. m1615
Spongionella pulchella		 Photograph no. m1616
Caryophyllia smithii		 Photograph no. m1617
Biemna variantia, Metridium senile		 Photograph no. w1658
Corynactis viridis, Antedon bifida		 Photograph no. w1659
Polymastia boletiformis, Corynactis viridis, Pentapora foliacea		 Photograph no. w1660
Cliona celata, Corynactis viridis
Photograph no. w1661
Scyliorhinus canicula		 Photograph no. w1662
Scyliorhinus canicula		 Photograph no. w1663
Pachymatisma johnstonia		 Photograph no. w1664
Scyliorhinus canicula		 Photograph no. w1665
Caryophyllia smithii, Securiflustra securifrons		 Photograph no. w1666
Pachymatisma johnstonia, Caryophyllia smithii, Conger conger
Photograph no. w1667
Pachymatisma johnstonia, Caryophyllia smithii		 Photograph no. w1668
Corynactis viridis, Salmacina dysteri, Antedon bifida		 Photograph no. w1669
Corynactis viridis, Tubularia indivisa		 Photograph no. w1670
Haliclona viscosa, Alcyonium digitatum, Corynactis viridis, Pentapora foliacea		 Photograph no. w1671
Cliona celata, Corynactis viridis, Tubularia indivisa		 Photograph no. w1672
Metridium senile, Tubularia indivisa

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