by MarineMumbles | May 25, 2020 | Brown Seaweeds, Species List
Sugar Kelp – Saccharina latissima This another species of Kelp you can find in the UK, but is less common than Laminaria digitata, which tends to form much larger kelp beds. Still important this kelp species can be easily told apart both by shape, this is long...
by MarineMumbles | May 25, 2020 | Shells Attached to Surfaces, Snails, Species List
Lightbulb Seasquirt – Clavelina lepadiformis Ever need inspiration for an idea, ask these seasquirts! Aptly named the light bulb seasquirt because, well look at them they look just like a lightbulb! How amazing, and always such a fun find when your rockpooling....
by MarineMumbles | May 23, 2020 | Brown Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Egg Wrack – Ascophyllum nodosum Finally a seaweed with a common name that makes sense! Egg wrack, a seaweed named so because its formed of long tubes with egg shape and size spheres along it. Its also has a seaweed friend, Polysiphonia lanosa, which grows...
by MarineMumbles | May 23, 2020 | Other Species that dont move, Species List, Worms
Sand Mason Worm – Lanice chonchilga Although you may never rarely see the body of this worm species, the tubes of sand it creates to live in are a staple of any sandy shore! Up close these tubes are becuatiful in there design like trees of sand… but...
by MarineMumbles | May 7, 2020 | Other Species that move, Snails, Species List
Blue Rayed Limpet – Patella pellucida Blue and BEAUTIFUL, these limpets are real gems on the rockyshore … or to be more specific kelp! You wont find these species anywhere but kelp really.. occasionaly a few on other seaweeds. Search on the fronds of...
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