Species that live in a habitat similar to the Oarweed 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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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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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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Flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata)
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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Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus)
Despite the common name, hermit crabs are related more closely to lobsters than to crabs. They lack a hard carapace, and adopt the...  More  7 Images  4 Videos
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Beadlet anemone (Actinia equina)
The beadlet anemone is the most familiar sea anemone in Britain. When disturbed or exposed to air at low tide it appears as a brig...  More  20 Images  4 Videos
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Lugworm (Arenicola marina)
The presence of this lugworm can be detected by the characteristic signs of one of its U or J-shaped burrows; depressions are form...  More  7 Images  3 Videos
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Sea lettuce (Ulva lactua)
Sea lettuce is a common green seaweed with a broad translucent frond that is just 2 cell layers thick. This seaweed has a rather ‘...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Jewel anemone (Corynactis viridis)
The jewel anemone is so-called because of its spectacular colouration. Individuals may be bright green, orange, red, pink or white...  More  10 Images  2 Videos
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European cowrie (Trivia monacha)
The European or spotted cowrie is a marine mollusc that has an egg-shaped glossy shell featuring many transverse ridges with a lon...  More  7 Images  2 Videos
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Common prawn (Palaemon serratus)
The common prawn is a well-known swimming crustacean, which is pinkish-brown in colour and features reddish spots and lines. The h...  More  9 Images  3 Videos
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Enteromorpha (Enteromorpha spp.)
Species within the genus Enteromorpha are very difficult to identify as differences between species are small and hard to spot. Th...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Masked crab (Corystes cassivelaunus)
The masked crab (also known as the sand crab) has an elongated carapace, which is reddish brown to yellow in colour, and sometimes...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Edible sea urchin (Echinus esculentus)
The edible or common sea urchin has a large, rounded 'shell', which is actually an external skeleton, correctly called a 'test', c...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Star ascidian (Botryllus schlosseri)
The star ascidian is a colonial sea-squirt. The individual members of the colony (known as zooids) are embedded in a jelly-like co...  More  5 Images  2 Videos
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Sea-spider (Nymphon gracile)
The sea-spiders, or pycogonids, are an unusual group of marine arthropods, which are completely unrelated to terrestrial spiders, ...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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Sea lemon (Archidoris pseudoargus)
The sea lemon, Archidoris pseudoargus (also known as Archidoris tuberculata in much of Europe) is a common sea slug around Britain...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Laver spire shell (Hydrobia ulvae)
The laver spire snail, also known as the mudsnail, has a small, spiralling shell, which is brown to yellow in colour. The snail is...  More  1 Image  3 Videos
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