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Welcome to the feature creature page. Here you will find short articles on different marine creatures. A new article will be featured each month.
How much life can you find in a rock pool? If you take the time to just sit and look, you will see a myriad of life!
Seaweeds may be the first things you notice. Like land plants, seaweeds (or alga) make their food directly from sunlight. They are then fed upon by grazing snails and fish, which in turn are consumed by predators. Seaweeds come in many shapes, sizes and colours. Two of the most common ones on the Central Coast are the brown beads of Neptune's Necklace and the spongy green fingers of Sea Velvet.
Numerous species of sea snails are found in the rock pools. Some of the common ones
are Black Nerites, Zebra Periwinkles, Top Shells, tiny blue Australwinks, Turban
Snails, Mulberry Whelks and Orange Tritons. Some graze on the micro-
Some other animals found in rock pools are the Sea Anemones, Sea Urchins, Sea Stars, Sponges, Crabs, Barnacles, Cunjevoi, Chitons, Shrimps, Octopus and Fish.
It is important to remember that these organisms live in a fragile eco-
Written by Jeannie Lawson
Photographs by Chris Roberts