BioMar survey of Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay, County Donegal, July 1993  

Moross Castle, Moross Channel, Mulroy Bay.


Subsite name: Gravel with Limaria hians bed.

Surveyors: Christine Morrow, Bernard Picton

PhylumSpecies Abundance
PORIFERASycon ciliatumrare
PORIFERAAmphilectus fucorumfrequent
PORIFERASuberites carnosusoccasional
CNIDARIAHydractinia echinatapresent
CNIDARIAAnemonia viridispresent
CNIDARIAAnthopleura balliicommon
CNIDARIAMetridium dianthusoccasional
CNIDARIASagartia elegansfrequent
CNIDARIACereus pedunculatuscommon
ANNELIDATerebellidae frequent
CRUSTACEAPagurus bernhardusfrequent
CRUSTACEAEbalia tumefactarare
CRUSTACEAHyas araneusoccasional
CRUSTACEAInachus dorsettensisfrequent
CRUSTACEANecora puberpresent
CRUSTACEACarcinus maenasoccasional
MOLLUSCAGibbula magusoccasional
MOLLUSCABuccinum undatumcommon
MOLLUSCAHaminoea naviculapresent
MOLLUSCALimaria hiansabundant
MOLLUSCAPecten maximusfrequent
ECHINODERMATASolaster endecaoccasional
ECHINODERMATAHenricia oculataoccasional
ECHINODERMATAAsterias rubenscommon
ECHINODERMATAOphiothrix fragiliscommon
ECHINODERMATAThyone fususoccasional
TUNICATAClavelina lepadiformisoccasional
PISCESCallionymus lyraoccasional
PISCESGobius nigeroccasional
PISCESGobius paganellusrare
RHODOPHYTACorallinaceae present
RHODOPHYTALithothamnion corallioidespresent
RHODOPHYTADudresnaya verticillataoccasional
RHODOPHYTAHalarachnion ligulatumpresent
RHODOPHYTACallophyllis laciniatafrequent
RHODOPHYTAKallymenia reniformisfrequent
RHODOPHYTAPlocamium cartilagineumfrequent
RHODOPHYTAGriffithsia corallinoidesoccasional
CHROMOPHYTALaminaria saccharinaoccasional

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