BioMar survey of Youghal Bay area, Co. Cork and Co. Waterford, September 1993  

SE of Ram Head (outer), Youghal Bay.


Subsite name: Lower circalittoral bedrock with dense Ophiothrix fragilis beds.

Surveyors: Christine Morrow, Bernard Picton

PhylumSpecies Abundance
PORIFERALeuconia nivearare
PORIFERAOscarella lobularisoccasional
CNIDARIATubularia indivisaoccasional
CNIDARIAHalecium halecinumfrequent
CNIDARIAAbietinaria abietinacommon
CNIDARIASertularella polyzoniasoccasional
CNIDARIAAlcyonium digitatumoccasional
CNIDARIAUrticina equescommon
CNIDARIAUrticina felinafrequent
CNIDARIAMetridium dianthusoccasional
CNIDARIASagartia elegansoccasional
CNIDARIACereus pedunculatusoccasional
ANNELIDAChaetopterus variopedatusoccasional
ANNELIDAPomatoceros triqueterfrequent
CRUSTACEANecora puberfrequent
MOLLUSCAGibbula cinerariaoccasional
MOLLUSCACalliostoma zizyphinumoccasional
MOLLUSCACadlina laevisoccasional
MOLLUSCATritonia hombergiirare
MOLLUSCAEledone cirrhosarare
BRYOZOAParasmittina trispinosafrequent
BRYOZOACellepora pumicosaoccasional
ECHINODERMATAAntedon bifidaoccasional
ECHINODERMATALuidia ciliarisrare
ECHINODERMATAHenricia oculatarare
ECHINODERMATAAsterias rubensoccasional
ECHINODERMATAMarthasterias glacialisoccasional
ECHINODERMATAOphiothrix fragilissuper abundant
ECHINODERMATAOphiocomina nigrafrequent
ECHINODERMATAPsammechinus miliarisrare
ECHINODERMATAEchinus esculentusfrequent
PISCESTrisopterus minutuscommon
PISCESCtenolabrus rupestrisoccasional
PISCESMicrostomus kittrare

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