DIY Cards

Common star fish
Asteria rubens


11 POINTS
Animalia, Echinodermata, Asteroidea
This species a carnivore, feeding on animals across a size range of 5-7. For example, it feeds on blue mussels by inserting its own stomach through the tiniest gaps opening the shell.
Habitats: rocky shore

Elegant sea slug
Catriona gymnota


9 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda
This slug gets its colour from its orange digestive gland, which is also a key feature to identify it. It is a predator of smaller animal species.
Habitats: rocky shore

Common brittle star
Ophiothrix fragilis


7 POINTS
Animalia, Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea
Filter feeds by suspending long arms in the water then passes food including organic matter and algae (size 2-4) to its mouth in the central disc.
Habitats: rocky shore, subtidal

Snakeslock Anemone
Anemonia viridis


7 POINTS
Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa
This anemone is a suspension feeder on algae or particulate matter of size 2-3 and can be played with a species of zooxanthellae.
Habitats: rocky shore

Copepod
Calanus finmarchicus


9 POINTS
Animalia, Arthropoda, Maxillopoda
Copepods are an important part of the plankton, feeding on algae and organic matter of size 2-3. They can be found in 4000m depth.
Habitats: rocky shore, open ocean, deep sea

Common otter shell
Lutraria lutraria


6 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia
To feed on algae or other suspended particles of size 2-3, this bivalve uses a siphon which can reach several times the length of its shell.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore