SW of Scarony, Garvan Isles.

Dive number: 950719/01 Date: 19 July 1995

Site Description: The site was located north-west of a large headland, the most northerly one, on the north coast of Ireland, and close to some islets. The substratum was bedrock between 23 and 26.7 m, above this the rock was not surveyed. At 26.7 m the substratum was gravel and was not surveyed. The bedrock was gently sloping with some steps and clefts and overhangs at right angles to the steps. The bedrock was in the lower infralittoral with sparse kelp but abundant bryozoans and tunicates and some red foliose algae. The jewel anemone Corynactis viridis was common.

Map site - Google maps: 55.39217,-7.30933

Subsite: Tideswept lower infralittoral bedrock. details

Subsite Description: Tideswept, sand scoured bedrock with bryozoans, ascidians and Corynactis viridis. Crimora papillata was frequent on Securiflustra securifrons.

Leucosolenia botryoides	Bugula plumosa	Securiflustra securifrons	Polycera quadrilineata	Flustra foliacea, Antedon bifida	Flustra foliacea, Securiflustra securifrons
Scypha ciliata	Aplidium punctum	Aplidium punctum	Aplidium glabrum	Pycnoclavella aurilucens	Crimora papillata, Flustra foliacea
Polycera faeroensis, Bugula flabellata	Acrosorium reptans	Corynactis viridis	Acrosorium venulosum	Bugula flabellata	Polymastia
Polyclinum aurantium