The Marine Life Information Network

Information on the biology of species and the ecology of habitats found around the coasts and seas of the British Isles

Navigation

  • Home
  • Species
  • Species listed as Features of Conservation Interest (FOCI)

Species listed as Features of Conservation Interest (FOCI)

Features of Conservation Interest (or Marine Conservation Zone Features) are marine features that are particularly threatened, rare, or declining species and habitats.  They were chosen to focus the process used to identify Marine Conservation Zones in England and Wales, and are listed in the Ecological Network Guidance (ENG) (NE & JNCC, 2010). Further detail: JNCC

Available MarLIN information on FOCI Species (SOCI) is listed below and based on species listed in the ENG (Table 12).

Species Shotlist

Image: Alkmaria romijni

Alkmaria romijni (Tentacled lagoon worm)

Image: Amphianthus dohrnii

Amphianthus dohrnii (Sea fan anemone)

Image: Arctica islandica

Arctica islandica (Icelandic cyprine)

Image: Armandia cirrhosa

Armandia cirrhosa (Lagoon sandworm)

Image: Atrina fragilis

Atrina fragilis (Fan mussel)

Image: Caecum armoricum

Caecum armoricum (DeFolin's lagoon snail)

Image: Calvadosia campanulata

Calvadosia campanulata (A stalked jellyfish)

Image: Calvadosia cruxmelitensis

Calvadosia cruxmelitensis (St John’s jellyfish )

Image: Cruoria cruoriiformis

Cruoria cruoriiformis (A red seaweed)

Image: Dermocorynus montagnei missing

Dermocorynus montagnei (Grateloup’s pimple weed)

Image: Eunicella verrucosa

Eunicella verrucosa (Pink sea fan)

Image: Gammarus insensibilis missing

Gammarus insensibilis (Lagoon sand shrimp)

Image: Gitanopsis bispinosa missing

Gitanopsis bispinosa (A sand hopper)

Image: Gobius cobitis

Gobius cobitis (Giant goby)

Image: Gobius couchi

Gobius couchi (Couch's goby)

Image: Haliclystus auricula

Haliclystus auricula (Kaleidoscope jellyfish)

Image: Hippocampus guttulatus

Hippocampus guttulatus (Long snouted seahorse)

Image: Hippocampus hippocampus

Hippocampus hippocampus (Short snouted seahorse)

Image: Leptopsammia pruvoti

Leptopsammia pruvoti (Sunset cup coral)

Image: Lithothamnion corallioides

Lithothamnion corallioides (Maerl)

Image: Nematostella vectensis

Nematostella vectensis (Starlet sea anemone)

Image: Osmerus eperlanus

Osmerus eperlanus (European smelt)

Image: Ostrea edulis

Ostrea edulis (Native oyster)

Image: Padina pavonica

Padina pavonica (Peacocks tail)

Image: Palinurus elephas

Palinurus elephas (European spiny lobster)

Image: Phymatolithon calcareum

Phymatolithon calcareum (Maerl)

Image: Pollicipes pollicipes

Pollicipes pollicipes (Rocky shore goose barnacle)

Image: Raja undulata

Raja undulata (Undulate ray)

Image: Tenellia adspersa

Tenellia adspersa (Lagoon sea slug)

Image: Victorella pavida

Victorella pavida (Trembling sea mat)