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THE PROJECT
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SPECIES LIST
LOW LEE - SPECIES
Some common species
taken from The Marine Conservation Society's book Guide
to Inshore Marine Life. (in chapter order) You do not
need 'hawk eyes' to see all of these. If you click on
any of the Pics you will be taken to our
Gallery
for a bigger selection.
Fish
- Pouting or Bib,
Trisopterus luscus (19) There is generally a
shoal of these inside the wreckage before the 10m
mark.
- Pollack,
Pollachius pollachius (19) and Coley,
Pollachius virens (20) These are seen all over
the trail, can you tell the difference?
- Ballan wrasse,
Labrus bergylta (21) Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus
mixtus (21) and Goldsinney wrasse,
Ctenolabrus rupestris (22) Can you tell the
difference, Dragonet, Callionymus lyra (22)
These are on the sand during the first part of the
nature trail.
- Two spotted goby,
Gobiusculus flavescens (24) These are very
common from the 100m to 170m mark.
Echinodermata.
(Starfish and Sea Urchins)
- Common starfish,
Asterias rubens (32)
- Spiny starfish,
Marthasterias glacialis (33)
- Common sea urchin,
Echinus esculentus (36)
- Sea cucumber or
cotton spinner, Holothuria forskali (38)
There are other types of sea cucumbers which live in
crevices and have their feeding tentacles extending
into the water.
Crustaceans. (Crabs
and Lobsters)
- Unfortunately many
of these have disappeared because they have been
eaten.
- Velvet swimming
crab, Liocarcinus puber (46)
- Edible crab,
Cancer pagurus (47)
- Spiny spider crab,
Maja squinado (48)<
Seaweeds
- There are many
types of brown, red and green algae. The dominant
kelps belong to the Laminaria genus
Mollusca
(Snails and Slugs)
- This group
includes cowries, 'sea slugs', scallops, razor
shells and cuttle fish.
Cnidaria (Soft
Corals, Hard Corals and Anemones)
- Dead man's
fingers, Alcyonium digitatum (52) and Red
Fingers, Alcyonium
- glomeratum (52)
These form spectacular displays in some areas.
- Sea fan,
Eunicella verrucosa (53)
- Devonshire
cup-coral, Caryophyllia smithii (55) Look
closely at these to see the tentacles.
- Jewel anemone,
Corynactis viridis (56) Aptly named.
- Actinothoe
sphyrodeta (59) Look for these on the vertical
surfaces at the 160m mark.
- They do not have a
common name.
- Nemertesia
antennina (62)
Porifera
(Sponges)
- Boring sponge,
Cliona celata (87)
Worms
- Football jersey
worm, Tubulanus annulatus (92)
- Peacock worm,
Sabella penicillis (94)
- ?? Bispira
volutacornis, (95)
- Parchment worm,
Chaetopterus variopedatus (96)These worms
instantly withdraw at the slightest water
disturbance.
Bryozoans (Sea Mats)
- Rose coral,
Pentapora foliacea (97)
- Sea mat ,Membranipora
membranacea (98) is plentiful on the kelp fronds
Tunicates (Sea
Squirts)
- The Light-bulb sea
squirt, Clavelina lepadiformis (100) and
other virtually transparent tunicates can be seen if
you stop and examine the rock surfaces carefully.
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