List of British Isles rockpool life

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The rockpools of the British Isles are a feature of rocky shores and have a particular life of their own. Conditions within them are different from the open sea, as they are exposed to increased sunlight, as well as predation from land-based animals and accidental damage from tourism. Some, such as those in Wembury Marine Centre, are formally protected.

Contents 1 Animals 1.1 Fish 1.2 Molluscs 1.2.1 Univalves 1.2.1.1 Limpets 1.2.2 Bivalves 1.3 Arthropods 1.3.1 Crustaceans 1.3.1.1 Barnacles 1.3.1.2 Crabs 1.3.1.3 Prawns 1.3.2 Insects 1.4 Cnidarians 1.4.1 Sea anemones 1.4.2 Jellyfish 1.5 Echinoderms 1.5.1 Starfish 1.5.2 Sea Urchins 1.6 Worms 1.7 Other animals 2 Plants 2.1 Algae 2.2 Lichens

[edit] Animals

[edit] Fish

• Common goby Pomatoschistus microps
• Giant goby Gobius cobitis
• Painted goby Pomatoschistus pictus
• Rock goby Gobius paganellus
• Sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus

[edit] Molluscs

• Common sea slug Aeolidia papillosa
• Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

[edit] Univalves

• Dogwhelk Nucella lapilus
• Common periwinkle Littorina littorea
• Flat periwinkle Littorina littoralis
• Rough periwinkle Littorina saxatalis
• Common topshell Calliostoma zizyphynum
• Flat topshell Gibbula umbilicalis
• Thick topshell Monodonta lineata

[edit] Limpets

• Common limpet Patella vulgata
• Keyhole limpet Diodora apertura
• Slit limpet Eumarginula reticulata
• Tortoiseshell limpet Acmaea tessulata

[edit] Bivalves

• Blue mussel Mytilus edulis

[edit] Arthropods

[edit] Crustaceans

• Sea slater Ligia oceanica

[edit] Barnacles

• Acorn barnacle Semibalanus balanoides

[edit] Crabs

• Broad-clawed porcelain crab Porcellana platycheles
• Edible crab Cancer pagurus
• Shore crab Carcinus maenas

[edit] Prawns

• Common prawn Leander serratus

[edit] Insects

• Springtail Anurida maritima

[edit] Cnidarians

[edit] Sea anemones

• Beadlet anemone Actinia equina
• snakelocks anemone Anemonia sulcata

[edit] Jellyfish

• Common jellyfish Aurelia aurita

[edit] Echinoderms

[edit] Starfish

• Common starfish Asterias rubens
• Spiny starfish Marthasterias glacialis
• Common brittle star Ophiothrix fragilis

[edit] Sea Urchins

• Edible sea urchin Echinus esculentus

[edit] Worms

• Green leaf worm Eulalia viridis
• Spirorbis boraelis

[edit] Other animals

• Breadcrumb sponge Halichondria panicea

[edit] Plants

[edit] Algae

• Beanweed Scytosiphon lomentaria
• Bootlace weed Chorda filum
• Dulse Rhodymenia palmata
• Grass kelp Enteromorpha intestinalis
• Green hairweed Chaetomorpha linum
• Maiden's hair ectocarpus siliculosus
• Hen pen Bryopsis plumosa
• Landlady's wig Ahnfeltia plicata
• Peacock's tail Padina pavonia
• Sea lettuce Ulva lactuca
• Sea noodle Nemalion helminthoides
• Sea oak Fucus vesiculosus
• Sea sorrel Desmarestia ligulata
• Thongweed Himamthalia elongata
• Velvet horn Codium tomentosum
• Bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus
• Channelled wrack Pelvetia canaliculata
• Knotted wrack Ascophyllum nodosum
• Spiral wrack Fucus spiralis
• Bifurcaria bifurcata
• Corallina officinalis
• Cladophora rupestris
• Cytoseira tamariscifolia
• Delessaria sanguinea
• Leathesia difformis
• Monostroma grevillei
• Prasiola stipitata
• Punctaria latifolia

[edit] Lichens

• Verrucaria morpha
• Verrucaria mucosa