List of British Isles rockpool life

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.

Animals

Fish

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

Molluscs

*Common sea slug "Aeolidia papillosa"
*Common Cuttlefish "Sepia officinalis"

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"

Limpets

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

Bivalves

*Blue mussel "Mytilus edulis"

Arthropods

Crustaceans

*Sea slater "Ligia oceanica"

Barnacles

*Acorn barnacle "Semibalanus balanoides"

Crabs

*Broad-clawed porcelain crab "Porcellana platycheles"
*Edible crab "Cancer pagurus"
*Shore crab "Carcinus maenas"
*Hermit Crab

Prawns

*Common prawn "Leander serratus"

Insects

*Springtail "Anurida maritima"

Cnidarians

Sea anemones

*Beadlet anemone "Actinia equina"
*snakelocks anemone "Anemonia sulcata"

Jellyfish

*Common jellyfish "Aurelia aurita"

Echinoderms

Starfish

* Common starfish "Asterias rubens"
* Spiny starfish "Marthasterias glacialis"
* Common brittle star "Ophiothrix fragilis"

Sea Urchins

*Edible sea urchin "Echinus esculentus"

Worms

*Green leaf worm "Eulalia viridis"
*"Spirorbis boraelis"

Other animals

*Breadcrumb sponge "Halichondria panicea"

Plants

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"

Lichens

*"Verrucaria morpha"
*"Verrucaria mucosa"