by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Snails, Species List
Common periwinkle – Littorina littorea Periwinkles – our friendly seasnail pals! I remeber watching and counting these as a kid, one of my first introductions to the rockyshore world! With dark black shells, and a stripey snail body these are as cute...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Fish, Species List
Common blenny – Lipophrys pholis A zippy little fish you can find in rockpools from right at the top to the lower shore. They usually vary slightly in colour dependng on the colour of the rocks/seaweeds of the local shore, they can be gree, grey and brown. These...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | moving shells, Other Species that dont move, Other Species that move, Species List
Common Cockle – Cerastoderma edule Common Cockle is a staple of any sandy shore. Cockles live in the sand, but everyone who has walked along the beach and taken notice of washed up shells would have noticed cockle shells. But if you look walk on sandy shores...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Red Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Irish Moss – Chrondrus crispus This is my favourite seaweed! This gorgeous red seaweed has a few tricks up its sleeve and one amazing haircut. Irish moss, will irridesce underwater a beautiful blue/green! Its gorgeous, like little galaxies at the end of...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 5, 2020 | Other Species that dont move, Species List
Chitons Loys of life can be found clinging on the rocks of your local beaches and chitons are one of them. Looking a lot like a woodlice made of rock, chitons are infact molluscs so are relatives of the snail. There outerhsells works to both protect them and c...
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