Species that live in a habitat similar to the Common mussel Results 1 - 20
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Shore dock (Rumex rupestris)
A rare member of an otherwise familiar group of plants, shore dock has greyish green leaves and tiny green or reddish-brown flower...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Common shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
The shore crab is one of the commonest crabs on the shore, and anyone who has gone rock-pooling is likely to have encountered one...  More  11 Images  5 Videos
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Blue rock-thrush (Monticola solitarius)
Information on the blue rock-thrush is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  20 Images  2 Videos
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English rock-bristle (Seligeria calycina)
English rock-bristle is a small moss with narrow leaves, which grows in patches on shaded chalk...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Water rock-bristle (Seligeria carniolica)
This minute dark green moss is very distinctive. The tapering leaves have very broad bases and long, narrow tips...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Carpetane rock lizard (Iberolacerta cyreni)
The Carpetane rock lizard is a small lizard with an exceptionally long tail almost twice the length of its body! While young lizar...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Maltese rock-centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Iberian rock lizard (Iberolacerta monticola)
Belonging to the Lacertidae family, sometimes called the true lizards, the Iberian rock lizard has a robust, flattened body with l...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Pena de Francia rock lizard (Iberolacerta martinezricai)
Found in only one tiny area in Spain, the Peña de Francia rock lizard is probably one of the most threatened vertebrates in Europe...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Bahamas rock iguana (Cyclura carinata)
Bahamas rock iguanas are part of a group of large, ‘dinosaur-like’ lizards known as the West Indian rock iguanas (Cyclora spp.), w...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Rock sea-lavenders (endemic) (Limonium spp)
The rock sea-lavenders comprise a group of closely related, beautiful and delicate plants that have cushions of leaves close to th...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Northern Bahamian rock iguana (Cyclura cychlura)
Like other West Indian rock iguanas (Cyclura spp.), the northern Bahamian rock iguana is a large and robust ‘dinosaur-like’ lizard...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Common limpet (Patella vulgata)
The common limpet is a well-known seashore species. It has a conical shell, the outer surface of which is greyish-white. Shells si...  More  6 Images  3 Videos
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Edible periwinkle (Littorina littorea)
Periwinkles are a large family of gastropod molluscs found on the shore. The edible periwinkle is perhaps the best known species o...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
The oystercatcher is well known as a coastal species, and is easily recognised by virtue of its large size and combination of blac...  More  22 Images  8 Videos
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Endemic predatory shrimp (Procaris ascensionis)
Endemic to just two small rock pools on Ascension Island, this shrimp occupies an extremely vulnerable position. The endemic preda...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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White-eyed gull (Larus leucophthalmus)
This gull species can be identified by its black head and upper breast, dark back and dark grey wings. The brown eyes are surround...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Nazca booby (Sula granti)
With its bright orange coloured beak and eyes, contrasting plumage tones, and black, bare facial skin, the Nazca booby is one of t...  More  40 Images  0 Videos
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Sea slater (Ligia oceanica)
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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