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American lobster
The American lobster has 10 legs, the first two ending in enormous claws. The left claw is usually bigger and is used for crushing food, while the right one is used for tearing.
ClassCrustaceaOrderDecapodaFamilyNephropidae -
Atlantic rock crab
The rock crab has a flat, oval, purple or brick-red body. There are nine points on each side of the anterior part of its carapace.
ClassCrustaceaOrderDecapodaFamilyCancridae -
Blood sea star
This rather soft-bodied sea star is covered with smooth skin. It is brightly coloured, ranging from blood red to orange and sometimes even yellow, mauve or spotted.
ClassAsteroideaOrderSpinulosidaFamilyEchinasteridae -
Caprellids
There are many species of caprellids, and it is difficult to differentiate one from the other.
ClassCrustaceaOrderAmphipodesFamilyCaprellidae -
Common earthworm
The common earthworm has a long body, divided into segments by transverse rings along its entire body.
ClassOligochaetaOrderHaplotaxidaeFamilyLumbricidae -
Common pillbug
The pillbug has a grey, segmented, oval body, with seven pairs of legs and two pairs of antennae. This arthropod is a terrestrial crustacean.
ClassCrustaceaOrderIsopodaFamilyArmadillidiidae -
Common rock barnacle
The common rock barnacle is an arthropod. It appears in two forms: at the larval stage, it is mobile and swims in open water. At the adult stage, it is immobile and attached to a rock.
ClassCrustaceaOrderCirripediaFamilyArchaeobalanidae -
Common sand dollar
As its name suggests, the common sand dollar resembles a large coin and doesn’t have the five arms that other echinoderms have.
ClassEchinoideaOrderClypeasteroidaFamilyEchinarachniidea -
Common sea star
The common sea star has five round-tipped arms.
ClassAsteroideaOrderForcipulataFamilyAsteridae -
Common tortoiseshell limpet
The common tortoiseshell limpet, (Tectura testudinalis) also known as the plant limpet, lives by the sea on rocky shorelines.
ClassGasteropodaOrderPatellogastropodaFamilyLottiidae