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British Invertebrates - marine

 		Species 1 - 5 of 5
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Lepas anatifera (Goose barnacle)
Goose barnacles gave rise to one of the strangest of animal beliefs. The heart-shaped shell, or ‘capitulum’, is a chalky-white in... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Leptopsammia pruvoti (Sunset cup coral)
The slow-growing and long-lived sunset cup coral has a porous skeleton about the size of a thimble. The polyps are similar in... More 6 Images 1 Video
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Ligia oceanica (Sea slater)
The common sea slater is a sea-shore relative of woodlice that can grow up to 3 cm in length. It has a flattened, oval-shaped body... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Littorina littorea (Edible periwinkle)
Periwinkles are a large family of gastropod molluscs found on the shore. The edible periwinkle is perhaps the best known species of... More 8 Images 2 Videos
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Littorina obtusata (Flat periwinkle)
Periwinkles are a large family of gastropod molluscs found on the shore. The flat periwinkle is so-called because the spire of the... More 5 Images 1 Video
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