by MarineMumbles | Jun 20, 2020 | Snails, Species List
Common Whelk – Buccinum undatum This species is responsible for the absolutlely lovable spiral shells you can find walking along the beaches in the UK! But you can imagine my delight one day when I went to pick up one of these shells rockpooling for a...
by MarineMumbles | Jun 20, 2020 | Species List, Worms
Eupolymnia nebulosa Some species have latin names that are down right confusing to say, some have latin names that sounds very bizarre, and some have latin names that just sound so cool when they roll off the tongue like this species here! Eupolumnia nebulosa. A super...
by MarineMumbles | Jun 13, 2020 | Red Seaweeds, Seaweeds, Species List
Red Rags – Dilsea carnosa This bright red seaweed adds such a pop of colour to UK rockshore its a fantastic find! The thick fronds of this seaweed, means the red colour can be bright without any transparency you normally get from this almost...
by MarineMumbles | Jun 13, 2020 | Birds and Marine Mammals, Species List
Atlantic Puffin- Fractercula arctica Ok… So I’ve never actually seen this species in rockpool, but this is a fantastic seabird I’ve seen both nesting and in the sea. Puffin populations are very seasonal, really only from Spring to Early summer...
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....
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