Intertidal identification sheet

Intertidal identification sheet
Images © Parks Victoria, Museum Victoria,
NIMPIS, Jan Carey & Rod Watson
Sea snails
Austrocochlea constricta
Ribbed Top Shell
Austrocochlea porcata
Wavy Top Shell
Nerita atramentosa
Black Nerite
Chlorodiloma adelaidae
Adelaide Top Shell
Nodilittorina unifasciata
Blue Periwinkle
Bembicium nanum
Conniwink
Bembicium
melanostomum
Wavy Edge Conniwink
Cominella lineolata
Checkerboard Shell
Lepsiella vinosa
Wine-mouthed Lepsiella
Dicathais orbita
Dog Whelk
Patelloida latistrigata
Owl Limpet
Patelloida alticostata
Scaly Limpet
Siphonaria diemenensis
Striped False Limpet
Siphonaria zelandica
White False Limpet
Limpets
Cellana tramoserica
Variegated Limpet
Chitons
Turbo undulatus
Warrener
Ischnochiton australis
Chiton
Mussels
Plaxiphora albida
Whitened Chiton
Other molluscs
Onchidella nigricans
Ocean Beach Sea Slug
Aplysia sp.
Sea Hare
Scutus antipodes
Elephant Snail
Limnoperna pulex
Little Black Horse Mussel
Austromytilus rostratus
Beaked Mussel
Sea squirt
Worm
Pyura stolonifera
Cunjevoi
Galeolaria caespitosa
Tube Worm
Intertidal identification sheet
Images © Parks Victoria, Museum Victoria,
NIMPIS, Jan Carey & Rod Watson
Echinoderms
Meridiastra calcar
Common Seastar
Parvulastra exigua
Little Green Seastar
Ophionereis schayeri
Brittle Star
Anemones
Actinia tenebrosa
Waratah Anemone
Aulactinia veratra
Sea Anemone
Anthothoe albocincta
Striped Anemone
Asterias amurensis
Northern Pacific Seastar
(pest)
Crustaceans
Oulactis muscosa
Sand Anemone
Cyclograpsus sp.
Shore Crab
Barnacles
Carcinus maenas
European Shore Crab
(pest)
Paragrapsus sp.
Shore Crab
Catomerus polymerus
Surf Barnacle
Chthamalus antennatus
Six-plated Barnacle
Chamaesipho tasmanica
Honeycomb Barnacle
Hormosira banksii
Neptunes Necklace
Padina fraseri
Fan shaped red algae
Cystophora sp.
Zig Zig Algae
Durvillaea potatorum
Bull Kelp
Eckonia radiata
Common kelp
Ulva sp.
Sea Lettuce
Capreolia implexa
Red Turfing Algae
Colpomenia sinuosa
Brown bubbles
Corallina officinalis
Coralline Algae
Encrusting Coralline Algae
Algae