BioMar survey of Kilkieran Bay and the Aran Islands area, Co. Galway, August 1993  

SE of Mussel Rock, Roskeeda Bay, Kilkieran Bay.


Subsite name: Silty circalittoral bedrock with sponges.

Surveyors: Bernard Picton, Chris Emblow

PhylumSpecies Abundance
PORIFERADysidea fragiliscommon
PORIFERAHaliclona fistulosacommon
PORIFERAHaliclona cinereaoccasional
PORIFERAEurypon present
PORIFERATricheurypon viridepresent
PORIFERARaspailia aculeatafrequent
PORIFERARaspailia ramosafrequent
PORIFERAStelligera rigidafrequent
PORIFERABiemna variantiapresent
PORIFERAPolymastia boletiformisfrequent
PORIFERAPolymastia penicillusfrequent
PORIFERAIophon hyndmanicommon
PORIFERAAmphilectus fucorumcommon
PORIFERAHemimycale columellaoccasional
PORIFERAHymedesmia paupertasoccasional
PORIFERAMicrociona armatapresent
PORIFERAMycale contareniicommon
PORIFERAMycale rotaliscommon
PORIFERATethya citrinafrequent
PORIFERAHalichondria bowerbankioccasional
PORIFERASuberites present
PORIFERASuberites carnosusoccasional
PORIFERASuberites ficusoccasional
CNIDARIAAntennella secundariafrequent
CNIDARIAKirchenpaueria pinnatafrequent
CNIDARIAIsozoanthus sulcatusoccasional
CNIDARIAAnemonia viridisoccasional
CNIDARIAAnthopleura balliioccasional
CNIDARIACaryophyllia smithiioccasional
ANNELIDASyllidae present
CRUSTACEABalanus crenatuscommon
MOLLUSCAOcenebra erinaceusoccasional
MOLLUSCACadlina laevisoccasional
MOLLUSCAArchidoris pseudoargusoccasional
MOLLUSCAOstrea edulisoccasional
MOLLUSCAChlamys variaoccasional
BRYOZOABugula present
BRYOZOACrisularia plumosaoccasional
ECHINODERMATAHenricia oculataoccasional
TUNICATACiona intestinalisoccasional
TUNICATACorella parallelogrammafrequent
TUNICATAAscidia mentulaabundant
TUNICATABotryllus schlosserioccasional
TUNICATAPyura squamulosarare
PISCESMyoxocephalus scorpiusoccasional
PISCESGobius nigercommon

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