The Isles of Scilly Biodiversity Audit 2008 - Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Alcyonium hibernicum Pink Sea Fingers NS Uncommon On shaded vertical or 4,1Amphianthus dohrnii Sea-fan Anemone BAP Rare Yes On Eunicella verrucosa 4,2Anthopleura thallia Glaucus Pimplet NS Yes On rocky shores exposed tostrong wave action, in pools,crevices, or amongst denseaggregations of musselsIntroduced 4,1CNIDARIASpecies Common name UK Priority Local decline Local rarity LocalthreatAglaophenia kirchenpaueri A hydroid NS RareAiptasia mutabilis Trumpet Anemone NS UncommonBAP habitat Habitat CommentsRecommendationFound on hard substrata, theseaweed Cystoseira spp. andcoralline algae on the lower shoreand shallow sublittoral 4,1On shore or in depths down to100m or more. On rocks, seaweedholdfasts 4,1Balanophyllia regiaScarlet and Gold CupCoral NS RareCataphellia brodricii Latticed Corklet NSEdwardsia timidaTimid BurrowingAnemone BAP YesOn rocks in caves, gullies andoverhangs. From shallowsublittoral to 20m 4,1Amongst algal holdfasts fromlower shore to 20m 4,1Intertidal and shallow subtidalsediment 4,1Eunicella verrucosa Pink Sea-fan BAP Uncommon Yes Rocky reefs 4,2Haliclystus auricula A stalked jellyfish BAP Uncommon YesHoplangia durotrixWeymouth CarpetCoral NR RareOn algae and seagrass in the lowintertidal and shallow sublittoral 4,1On rocks, in caves and crevices,shallow sublittoral to 25m 4,1Laomedea angulata A hydroid NS Rare Yes In seagrass 4,1Leptopsammia pruvoti Sunset Cup Coral BAP RareOn rocks in clefts and overhangs,shallow sublittoral to 30m 4,1Isles of Scilly biodiversity audit Page 100