DIY Cards

Common limpet
Patella vulgata


9 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda
This limpet grazes on algae on exposed rocks. Their 1920 teeth are made from the strongest natural material known.
Habitat: rocky shore

Blue mussle
Mytilus edulis


8 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia
This is a suspension feeding herbivore which can feed on minute algae, particulate matter or detritus of size 2-3.
Habitats: rocky shore

Sea lavender
Limonium vulgare


7 POINTS
Plantae, Angiospermae, Caryophyllales
This debris from a nearby salt marsh is an important food source for herbivores and omnivores.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore

Stiff saltmarsh grass
Puccinellia rupestris


8 POINTS
Plantae, Angiospermae, Poales
This debris from a nearby salt marsh is an important food source for herbivores or omnivores.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore

Thin tellin
Angulus tenuis


8 POINTS
Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia
The thin tellin is a suspension feeder consuming small algae, particulate material and detritus of size 2.
Habitats: rocky & sandy shore

Beadlet Anemone
Actinia equina


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