DIY Cards
Common limpet
Patella vulgata9 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 edulis8 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 vulgare7 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 rupestris8 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 tenuis8 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 equina7 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