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Samuel's Port

…t Patella vulgata is common. Lithothamnion a type of maerl and false Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus are frequent. Coral weed Corallina officinalis, the red seaweed Osmundea, dulse Palmaria palmata, sugar kelp Saccharina latissima, sea lettuce Ulva lactuca, other Ulva species, a…

Glanllynnau a Glannau Pen-ychain i Gricieth

…ted wrack which is interspersed with coral weed Chondrus crispus and Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus. The shrimp Marinogammarus obtusatus occurs under cobbles in this zone. A small area of the nationally important biotope Sabellaria alveolata (honeycomb worm) reef occurs within …

Wig Bach a'r Glannau i Borth Alwm

…Ysgo the lower shore is dominated by a red seaweed turf, particularly caragheen Mastocarpus stellatus, Palmaria palmata, pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and Ceramium sp.. At Porth Ysgo and Porth Alwm the shore consists of large boulders on sand and bedrock. Shallow rockpools ar…

Pen y Gogarth / Great Ormes Head

… exposed eastward cliffs display a zonation of the red seaweeds carragheen moss Mastocarpus stellatus and dulse Osmundea pinnatifida amongst serrated wrack and oarweed to seaward. All of the lower shore rock and boulder is pitted with ‘piddock’ holes. Within the eastward cliffs a…

Morfa Dyffryn

…fficinalis and Lithophyllum spp., winkles Littorina littorea and the Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus. The boulders on the upper shore are covered by barnacles Chthalamus montagui and C. stellatus, and the limpet Patella vulgata. A few plants of sea-kale Crambe maritima grow on t…

Arfordir Penrhyn Angle / Angle Peninsula Coast

… serratus, turf-forming red algae such as pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and Mastocarpus stellatus and thong-weed Himanthalia elongata. Areas of bedrock and boulders at the mid-shore level are dominated by an encrustation of barnacles Chthalamus stellatus, C. montagui, Semibal…

Glannau Tonfanau i Friog

…ed algae including Ahnfeltia plicata, purple lava Porphyra purpurea, carragheen Mastocarpus stellatus, pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and Dumontia contorta. Bladder wrack and C. spongiosus are the dominant brown seaweeds. The pools also provide shelter for numerous invertebrat…

The Gobbins

…ata and there is a zone in the lower eulittoral zone dominated by the red algae Mastocarpus stellatus. Common invertebrates include the periwinkles Littorina spp., the dog whelk Nucella lapillus and the beadlet anemone Actina equina. The brown algae oarweed Laminaria digitata, da…

Porth Ceiriad, Porth Neigwl ac Ynysoedd Sant Tudwal

…est of these cliffs there is a turf-forming seaweed community of coral weed and Mastocarpus stellatus. Coralline rockpools with high species richness occur along this section as do intertidal caves. Zonation within the caves consists of coralline seaweed crusts and coral weed ab…

Plymouth Sound Shores and Cliffs

…rack with various red seaweeds, such as Osmundea pinnatifida, Palmaria palmata, Mastocarpus stellatus and Calliblepharis ciliata, which become dominant in some areas; and at the bottom of the shore is a dense zone of thong-weed Himanthalia elongata. Particular habitats of note in…

St. John's Point

… pools, together with encrusting red algae, Corallina species, false Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus, keel worm Spirobranchus triqueter and china limpet Patella ulyssiponensis. The shore at St John’s Point is a moderately exposed rocky shore dominated by fucoids. The supralittor…

Porth Towyn i Borth Wen

…s dominate the upper-shore. The barnacles Semibalanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus form a mid-shore zone, with increasing cover of bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus towards the lower reaches of this zone. The barnacle Balanus crenatus and species of the limpet Patella are al…

Waterwynch Bay to Saundersfoot Harbour

…rratus and turf-forming red algae such as pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and Mastocarpus stellatus. Vertical rock sides and overhangs higher up the lower shore rock support a rich variety of animal species including purse sponge Grantia compressa, boring sponge Cliona celata, …

Fair Head and Murlough Bay

…re is a zone in the lower eulittoral dominated by the red alga false Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus. Common invertebrates include the rough periwinkle Littorina saxatilis, common periwinkle Littorina littorea and flat periwinkle Littorina obtusata, and the beadlet anemone Acti…

Borth - Clarach

…a rich red algal understorey. Occasional red algal turfs are dominated by dense Mastocarpus stellatus. Below this, in places, are found sugar kelp and oarweed. Occasional patches of clean sand support amphipods and polychaetes such as the lug worm Arenicola marina and the white r…

Glannau Aberdaron

…he red seaweed Corallina officinalis dominates the lower shore, with Irish Moss Mastocarpus stellatus growing into a thick layer in slightly more sheltered areas. On the even more sheltered east-facing coast the red algae is overgrown by toothed wrack Fucus serratus. Species of E…

Glannau Rhoscolyn

…ommunities of the foliose seaweed species including cuvie Laminaria hyperborea, Mastocarpus stellatus, serrated wrack Fucus serratus, egg wrack Ascophyllum nodosum, bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus, channel wrack Pelvetia canaliculata and spiral wrack Fucus spiralis. Most of the b…

Mynydd Tir y Cwmwd a'r Glannau at Garreg yr Imbill

…ed to the smaller and larger stones, including the irish moss Chondrus crispus, Mastocarpus stellatus, Dumontia contorta, bootlace weed Chorda filum, Ceramium species, bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus, saw wrack Fucus serratus, pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida, Osmundea hybrida a…

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…gh diversity of red algae, including Polysiphonia nigrescens, Chondrus crispus, Mastocarpus stellatus and red calcareous crusts. These wave sheltered tide swept rock habitats have a very restricted distribution nationally and are particularly rare on the sediment dominated easter…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

…rock on the lower shore, overlying red seaweeds such as dulse Palmaria palmata, Mastocarpus stellatus and Lomentaria articulata. The lower shore/sublittoral fringe is dominated by oarweed Laminaria digitata, and overlies red seaweed. Small sandy bays around the lifeboat slip to t…

Berwickshire Coast (Intertidal)

…ia and barnacles, into exposed eulittoral rock with mussels, red algal turfs of Mastocarpus stellatus, Osmundea pinnatifida, and Himanthalia elongata and barnacle mosaics. These become mixed with the algae Fucus spiralis, F.vesiculosus and Ascophyllum nodosum in more moderately e…

The Maidens

…ata and there is a zone in the lower eulittoral zone dominated by the red algae Mastocarpus stellatus. Common invertebrates include the periwinkles Littorina saxatilis and Littorina mariae, the dog whelk Nucella lapillus and the beadlet anemone Actinia equina. The brown algae oar…

Galboly

…rack Ascophyllum nodosum. The lower eulittoral is dominated by false Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus, pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and encrusting red algae. The brown algae oarweed Laminaria digitata and thong-weed Himanthalia elongata typify lower shores. Common invertebr…

Arfordir Abereiddi

…ne algae including Corallina officinalis with red algae such as carragheen moss Mastocarpus stellatus, pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and thong-weed Himanthalia elongata. The mid to upper shores support encrustations of barnacles and limpets Patella sp., with patchy bands of p…

Arfordir Gogleddol Penmon

… covered by a range of seaweeds, including serrated wrack, and the red seaweeds Mastocarpus stellatus and Ceramium sp. At the lowest reaches oarweed Laminaria digitata forms a narrow zone along most of the shore. In places, vertical limestone bedrock and boulder surfaces in both …

Arfordir Niwgwl - Aber Bach / Newgale - Little Haven Coast

…forming red algae such as pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and carragheen moss Mastocarpus stellatus along with common mussel. A mussel dominated zone occurs higher up the rocky shores and at the base of the cliffs backing the sandy bays. Further up the rock, mussels are replace…

Tyrella and Minerstown

…a in the sheltered areas. The lower eulittoral is dominated by false Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus and encrusting red algae. The brown algae oarweed Laminaria digitata and thong-weed Himanthalia elongata typify lower shores. Biogenic reefs of the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alve…

Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal

…gle weed Gelidium spinosum (latifolium), dulse Palmaria palmata, grape pip weed Mastocarpus stellatus and club bead weed Lomentaria clavellosa. Rich animal communities are also associated with boulders at Padagarrack Cove and south of Rosemullion Head, and include the barnacle Ve…

Dale and South Marloes Coast

…e such as pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida, dulse Palmaria palmata, carragheen Mastocarpus stellatus, and the brown alga thong weed Himanthalia elongata. On shores where bedrock slopes more gently or forms a platform, species such as serrated wrack Fucus serratus or bladder wrac…

Tenby Cliffs and St. Catherine's Island

…natifida. The latter species also occurs with serrated wrack and caragheen moss Mastocarpus stellatus around the edges of lower shore rocks. Where sand occurs at the base of these rocks, the red alga Rhodothamniella floridula and the keel worm Pomatoceros sp. occurs. The bedrock …

Mournes Coast

…toothed wrack Fucus serratus, bladder wrack Fucus vesiculosus, false Irish moss Mastocarpus stellatus, encrusting red algae, dog whelk Nucella lapillus and the grey top shell Steromphala cineraria. Rock pools occur in the lower mid shore between the boulders and in depressions in…

Ramsey / Ynys Dewi

…by serrated wrack Fucus serratus with a variety of red algae such as carragheen Mastocarpus stellatus, pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida and dulse Palmaria palmata. Under-boulder communities occur in more sheltered areas such as in the vicinity of the landing stage. In the tide-s…

De Porth Sain Ffraid / St Bride's Bay South

…ng dulse Palmaria palmata and pepper dulse Osmundea pinnatifida, caragheen moss Mastocarpus stellatus and coral weed Corallina officinalis, or brown algae such as thong weed Himanthalia elongata and serrated wrack, sometimes as single species bands. A number of animal species are…

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