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A colony of <i>Serpula vermicularis</i> forming a small reef, Loch Creran, an SAC on the west coast of Scotland.

Segmented worms, e.g. ragworms, tubeworms & fanworms (Annelida)

<i>Rissoides desmaresti</i> on the sea bed.

Arthropods, joint-legged animals, e.g insects, crustaceans & spiders (Arthropoda)

<i>Neocrania anomala</i>

Lamp shells (Brachiopoda)

<i>Membranipora membranacea</i> colony on kelp frond.

Sea mats, horn wrack & lace corals (Bryozoa)

<i>Zeugopterus punctatus</i>.

Sea squirts, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals (Chordata)

Group of <i>Anemonia viridis</i> at Firestone Bay in Plymouth Sound.

Sea anemones, corals, sea firs and jellyfish (Cnidaria)

Drifting <i>Bolinopsis infundibulum</i>.

Sea gooseberries and comb jellies (Ctenophora)

A common brittlestar <i>Ophiothrix fragilis</i>.

Starfish, brittlestars, sea urchins & sea cucumbers (Echinodermata)

<i>Thalassema thalassema</i>.

Spoon worms (Echiura)

<i>Lamellaria perspicua</i>.

Snails, slugs, mussels, cockles, clams & squid (Mollusca)

Close up of <i>Phoronis hippocrepia</i> in limestone rock at Babbacombe Bay, Torquay.

Horseshoe worms (Phoronida)

<i>Prostheceraeus vittatus</i> in Sark, Channel Islands

Flatworms (Platyhelminthes)

<i>Axinella damicornis</i> at Hilsea Point Rock, Plymouth.

Sponges (Porifera)

<i>Golfingia vulgaris</i> at the edge of a shallow rockpool.

Peanut worms (Sipuncula)

<i>Sargassum muticum</i> and sea thong.

Brown and yellow-green seaweeds (Ochrophyta)

A rock shelf dominated by <i>Cryptopleura ramosa</i> with <i>Laminaria</i> sp. at 20 m depth.

Red seaweeds (Rhodophyta)

<i>Codium tomentosum</i>.

Green seaweeds and stoneworts (Chlorophyta)

<i>Aster tripolium</i> in flower.

Seagrass, tassel weeds, reeds, sea pink & grasses (Angiospermophyta)

<i>Verrucaria mucosa</i> on mid shore rocks.

Sac fungi (Ascomycota)

The bootlace worm <i>Lineus longissimus</i>.

Ribbon worms (Nemertina)

A mat of the filamentous bacterium <i>Beggiatoa</i> spp.

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