Place name : East of East Maiden. County : Antrim
Date : 2025-05-05 GPS : 54.92838,-5.72590. Depth : -10.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]
Site Description : Vertical bedrock wall with sponges and anemones, transitioning to kelp forest at shallower depths.
Dead man's fingers,
Alcyonium digitatum, [
00:00:20]; Rare hydroid,
Diphasia alata, [
00:00:45]; Oaten pipes hydroid,
Tubularia indivisa, [
00:00:57]; Hedgehog sponge,
Polymastia boletiformis, [
00:01:15]; Yellow sponge,
Iophon nigricans, [
00:01:24]; Volcano sponge,
Haliclona viscosa, [
00:01:31]; Staghorn sponge,
Axinella dissimilis [
00:01:42]; Cup-shaped sponge,
Axinella infundibuliformis, [
00:01:56]; Chocolate fingers sponge,
Raspailia ramosa, [
00:02:18]; White cluster anemone,
Parazoanthus anguicomus, [
00:02:30]; Sandalled anemone,
Actinothoe sphyrodeta, [
00:02:39]; Common sea urchin,
Echinus esculentus, [
00:02:58]; Branched sponge,
Stelligera stuposa, [
00:04:11]; Devonshire cup corals,
Caryophyllia smithii, [
00:04:20]; Papillate sponge,
Sphaerotylus renoufi, [
00:05:12]; Forest kelp,
Laminaria hyperborea, [
00:06:05]; Kelp hydroid,
Obelia geniculata, [
00:06:16]; Orange sponge,
Microciona sp., [
00:07:48]; Nudibranch,
Dendronotus europaeus, [
00:09:47]; Plumose anemone,
Metridium senile, [
00:11:07]; Yellow slimy sponge,
Myxilla incrustans, [
00:11:36]; Staghorn sponge,
Axinella dissimilis, [
00:11:49]; Nudibranch,
Fjordia browni, [
00:12:16]; Nudibranch,
Coryphella verrucosa [
00:12:53]
Biotope 1 : Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock
Biotope 2 : Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral rock