This is an example of a community of limpets and mussels, along with some brown seaweed. The mussels clump together in mats on the rocks to act as one, with the wave energy going over them all instead of single mussels being torn from the rocks.
Under the water in this image, taken in the spring, dog whelk eggs are visible, the small cream rugby ball shapes on the left. To the right adult dog whelks are sheltering.
Here in the centre is a snakeslocks anenomie with bright green and purple nentacles. In the foreground is sea lettuce, a form of green algae.
In this tidal pool harpoon weed is starting to take over.
The rocky areas on the beach are home to a wide range of species, in this image there are volcano barnacles, a smaller species of barnacle (to the left),red calcifying seaweed, red encrusting algae (under the water on the right) and bright orange breadcrumb sponge (in the centre).
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