Place name : Damicornis Bay, Rathlin Island. County : Antrim
Date : 2025-07-28 GPS : 55.29042,-6.25338. Depth : -15.0 to -30.0 m. [ View map ]
Site Description : Circalittoral stable boulders with diverse sponges and hydroids embedded in mixed sediment in occasionally strong tidal streams.
Small-spotted catshark,
Scyliorhinus canicula, [
00:00:22]; Red sea squirt,
Ascidia mentula, [
00:01:10]; Branching sponge,
Stelligera stuposa, [
00:01:16]; Twin fanworm,
Bispira volutacornis, [
00:01:49]; Football sea squirt,
Diazona violacea, [
00:02:17]; Long-clawed squat lobster,
Munida rugosa, and orange encrusting sponge,
Eurypon sp., [
00:02:38]; Rose coral,
Pentapora foliacea, [
00:02:48]; Common lobster,
Homarus gammarus, [
00:03:13]; Hydroid,
Diphasia margareta, [
00:03:37]; Staghorn sponge,
Axinella dissimilis, [
00:03:49]; Papillate sponge,
Sphaerotylus renoufi, [
00:03:55]; Crumpled duster sponge,
Axinella damicornis, [
00:04:09]; Staghorn sponge,
Axinella dissimilis, [
00:05:02]; Spiny starfish regenerating arms,
Marthasterias glacialis, [
00:05:14]; Dense devonshire cup corals,
Caryophyllia smithii, [
00:05:31]; Curled octopus,
Eledone cirrhosa, [
00:06:19]; King scallop,
Pecten maximus, [
00:07:10]; Rare fragile sponges & cup corals, [
00:08:43]; Crumpled duster sponge,
Axinella damicornis, & yellow cluster anemones,
Parazoanthus axinellae, [
00:09:03]; Crumpled duster sponge,
Axinella damicornis, & salmon coloured sponge,
Hexadella topsenti, [
00:09:15]; , Plaice,
Pleuronectes platessa [
00:09:22]; Lion's mane jellyfish,
Cyanea capillata, [
00:10:25]