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...
by MarineMumbles | Jul 24, 2016 | Species List
The reason why I decided to draw a european plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) as my first fish on this site does not come from interested I’ve gathered from my degree, it is actually because that this is my favourite fish to eat! I fell in love with marine life from my...
by MarineMumbles | Mar 21, 2016 | Species List
Common Mussel – Mytilus edulis When I was looking through the hundreds of photos I have taken of beaches over the years, I was really shocked to find I didn’t have very many mussel pictures. I have seen them on practically every beach I have ever been too,...
by MarineMumbles | Mar 14, 2016 | Species List
Common Starfish – Asterias rubens Starfish are one of the iconic favourites of the rocky shore. What kid doesn’t like the idea of a starfish! But starfishes role on a shore goes way beyond their cool star shape. They also have the ability to regenerate...
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