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Pringsheimiella scutata 33 Ilfracombe, Devon 36 Bees Head, Cumbria, Cumberland WALES SS500476 B, D This is a site with good diversity and historical records. It is the type locality for Calliblepharis jubata (Goodenough & Woodward) Kützing. NX940146 A Medium An isolated outcrop of red sandstone - effectively an island - in an area with few rocky sites in north-west England. A good range of algal communities in the intertidal site. Zostera angustifolia. Gelidium corneum Pilinia rimosa 37 The Gower/Swansea, Glamorgan 38 Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire 39 West Angle Bay, Pembrokeshire 40 St. Anne's Head, Pembrokeshire 41 Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire 42 Cymyran Strait, Anglesey SS875385 to SS871635 SM8604 (site of maerl bed within the SAC) SM849032 SM810029 SM735095 AONB; NNR; SSSI SAC; part NP; part SSSI; part ESA SSSI; SAC; NP SSSI; SAC; NP SAC MNR B, D High This includes Worms Head, Port Eynon, Oxwich and Mumbles Head. It was the first SSSI in Britain. It is an area of high algal diversity. A?, C, D? High A ria with a wide range of environmental conditions, including seabed substrates, tidal streams and salinity gradients. There is a high diversity of species and extensive beds of Zostera. B High West Angle Bay is a small, westfacing rocky bay at the southern edge of Milford Haven Waterway and is a mixture of moderately exposed rocky cliffs, platforms, rockpools and overhangs with some sand on the mid and upper shore in the centre of the bay. This site is one of the richest sites for marine flora and fauna in South and West Wales. The shore platforms at West Angle Bay are of considerable importance, for the algal communities within rockpools. A?, D? An exposed rocky headland on the northern side of the entrance to Milford Haven Waterway. Large rockpools in midshore support Cystoseira baccata a south-western and western species of limited distribution. B, C Very high This site has a wide range of habitats, including excellent examples of algal communities on bedrock, boulders and cobble habitats. It has a very high diversity of algae, with over 240 species recorded. SH290770 SSSI A Sheltered sand and mud strait between the Inland Sea and the west coast of Anglesey. The strait drains to a channel at low water with sand along the shore and mud, saltmarsh and bedrock along the mud and uppershore. The site supports an unusual form of Ascophyllum nodosum ecad scorpioides and Zostera spp. Maerl and associated species: Cruoria cruoriaeformis Gelidiella calcicola Petrosiphonia pennata Gigartina pistillata Mesogloia lanosa Sphacelaria mirabilis Hydrolithon cruciatum Hinksia ovata Atractophora hypnoides Schmitzia hiscockiana Schmitzia neapolitana Pilinia rimosa Pringsheimiella scutata 19
43 Enlli and Pen SH1324 and Llŷn, Caernarvon around 44 Oyster Bank, Tremadog Bay, Caernarvon 46 The Sarnau, Caernarvon 48 Porth Cwyfan, Caernarvon 49 Rhosneigr Reef, Anglesey 50 Wear Point, Caernarvon SCOTLAND SH3530 Various (as stated by CCW) SAC; NNR MNR; SAC A, B Very high Bedrock, cliffs, caves and gullies on wave and tide exposed shores. Bedrock cliffs, boulders, caves and gullies in the subtidal with generally clear water all result in a large infralittoral zone. The site was proposed because of Schmitzia hiscockiana and the diversity of intertidal and subtidal algal assemblages; the number of species is very high (207) in a relatively small area. A, C The Oyster Bank at Pwllheli is a sheltered area of mud and sand bottom with stabilised pebbles and shells including small cobbles and pebbles in a muddy matrix. The site lies at a depth of 8 m within Tremadog Bay which is in the Pen Llŷn Sarnau marine SAC. It is the only known site in the UK for Anotrichium barbatum. Dermocorynus montagnei is a truly rare species confined to gravel. SAC A?, B, D? High? The Sarnau is comprised of three unusual shallow subtidal reefs (Sarn Badrig, Sarn-y-Bwch and Sarn Cynfelyn) which extend southwest into Cardigan Bay. The largest of the reefs, Sarn Badrig, extends about 24 km offshore. The Sarnau are thought to be the remains of glacial moraines formed during the last glaciation, and are considered to be unique sublittoral reef features in the British Isles (Coastal Geomorphology Partnership) and are composed entirely of boulders, cobbles and pebbles with various grades of sediments mixed in. The communities of the Sarnau are typically composed of ephemeral seaweed species that grow rapidly during the summer or are very robust species that resist scour by sand mobilised by winter storms. SH335684 SSSI B?, D Two small bays and an island (with causeway) on the west coast of Anglesey. The shore is made up of complex rugged platforms which support a wide range of habitats including rockpools, overhangs and boulders. The platforms are covered with a dense canopy of fucoids, kelps and red algae. The site was nominated because of its diverse algal community and for Cystoseira. SH3172 SM94119429 / SM939044 SSSI; AONB B A series of reefs and pools on the west coast of Anglesey at Rhosneigr. It was designated as an SSSI in 1980 for its rich algal assemblage. This site under threat from non-native species e.g., Sargassum muticum. Schmitzia hiscockiana Anotrichium barbatum Dermocorynus montagnei Polysiphonia furcellata Osmunda truncata Atractophora hypnoides Ceramium cimbricum Compsothamnion gracillimum Gloiosiphonia capillaris Polysiphonia devoniensis Rhodymenia delicatula Osmundea truncata SAC A? Low shore muddy shingle spit. Chondracanthus teedei 20
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTS 1.0 SUMMARY ..............
Page 4 and 5: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AONB Area of
Page 6 and 7: 2.0 IMPORTANT PLANT AREAS Juliet Br
Page 8 and 9: 3.2 UK ALGAL DIVERSITY Hardy & Guir
Page 10 and 11: inventory when more data become ava
Page 12 and 13: vii) Threatened or rare marine alga
Page 14 and 15: Table 4.1 Sites nominated as Europe
Page 16 and 17: 7 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 9 Thames
Page 18 and 19: 22 Kimmeridge Ledges 23 Weymouth, D
Page 22 and 23: 52 Lamlash Bay, Arran, Argyll NS030
Page 24 and 25: 82 Strangford J589496 Lough, Co. Do
Page 26 and 27: 17 Hayling Island/ Solent/ Portsmou
Page 28 and 29: 4.32 Determining a list of ‘rare
Page 30 and 31: specimen in specimen in BM BM Litho
Page 32 and 33: Hincksia secunda (Kützing) P.C. Si
Page 34 and 35: Table 4.5 Assessment of the proport
Page 36 and 37: 4.4 DISCUSSION This is the first ti
Page 38 and 39: 4.5 RECOMMENDATIONS • A number of
Page 40 and 41: Information from report on UK stone
Page 42 and 43: 5.41 Criterion A - threatened speci
Page 44 and 45: Table 5.4 Sites nominated as Europe
Page 46 and 47: Table 5.6 Potential UK IPAs (areas/
Page 48 and 49: 6.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to exp
Page 50 and 51: 8.0 APPENDIX - FRESHWATER ALGAE 8.1
Page 52 and 53: Cosmarium logiense 0 + Cosmarium ni
Page 54 and 55: Cosmarium phaseolus elevatum, minus
Page 56 and 57: Staurastrum elongatum 4 + Staurastr
Page 58 and 59: Cosmarium boeckii 36 + Cosmarium br
Page 60 and 61: Staurastrum spongiosum perbifidum 1
Page 62 and 63: Records contact: David Williamson;
Page 64 and 65: Grid ref: NY351011 Status: unknown
Page 66 and 67: No. of potential UK Red List desmid
Page 68 and 69: published (Duthie, 1965) hence its
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Site description A small freshwater
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Status: Ownership: Qualifying crite
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39. Wicken Fen, Cambrideshire Grid
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9. REFERENCES Anand, P.L. 1937. A t
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Jewson, D. H., Lowry, S. F. & Bowen
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Woodhead, N. & Tweed, R.D. 1954. Th
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