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Rocky Shores of Algoa Bay

This guide is being developed to help Nelson Mandela University students with the identification of rocky shore organisms around Port Elizabeth, in Algoa Bay and Seaview, in the Eastern Cape, on the South Coast of South Africa.
It is a 'work in progress' and will be continuously updated ...more ↓

Kraussina rubra 1
Herdman's redbait 2
Pyura herdmani
Red Bait 3
Pyura stolonifera
Turritella carinifera 4
Clionella rosaria 1
Natal Cone 1
Conus natalis
Ruddy Cone 1
Conus tinianus
Alcira elegans 1
Nassarius capensis 5
Nassarius kraussianus 6
Bullia callosa 5
Agulhas Ploughshell 7
Bullia digitalis
smooth plough shell 5
Bullia rhodostoma
Burnupena cincta 1
Variable Burnupena 4
Burnupena lagenaria
long-siphoned whelk 2
Fusinus ocelliferus
Nucella dubia 1
Mancinella capensis 1
Nassa francolina 1
Tenguella granulata 8
Marginella bicatenata 1
Volvarina zonata 1
Festilyria africana 1
Ancilla ordinaria 1
Amalda contusa 1
Amalda obtusa 1
Violet Sea Snail 9
Janthina janthina
Gyroscala lamellosa 10
Semicassis labiata 1
helmet shell 11
Semicassis labiata zeylanica
Knobbed Triton 12
Charonia lampas
Charonia lampas pustulata 1
Cabestana africana 13
Ranella gemmifera 1
african perwinkle 4
Afrolittorina africana
Southern Periwinkle 4
Afrolittorina knysnaensis
Littoraria coccinea 8
Littoraria coccinea glabrata 8
Triviella aperta 1
Kitten Cowrie 5
Melicerona felina
Cypraeovula capensis 1
Cypraeovula edentula 14
Honey Cowry 15
Naria helvola
Bostrycapulus odites 1
Crepidula porcellana 5
Bladder Moon Snail 16
Neverita didyma
solitary worm snail 2
Thylacodes natalensis
blotched nerite 1
Nerita albicilla
Plicate Nerite 17
Nerita plicata
Polished Nerite 18
Nerita polita
Scutellastra argenvillei 5
Scutellastra barbara 1
Scutellastra cochlear 5
Granular Limpet 1
Scutellastra granularis
duck's foot limpet 19
Scutellastra longicosta
Scutellastra obtecta 1
Giant Limpet 20
Scutellastra tabularis
Helcion pectunculus 1
Broadray Limpet 1
Helcion pruinosus
Granite Limpet 4
Cymbula granatina
pink-rayed limpet 21
Cymbula miniata
Goat Eye Limpet 5
Cymbula oculus
Cellana radiata 1
Variegated Sundial 22
Heliacus variegatus
Brown-lined Paperbubble 23
Hydatina physis
Pink Bubble Snail 24
Aplustrum amplustre
white-edged nudibranch 2
Fjordia capensis
purple lady 25
Paraflabellina funeka
candy nudibranch 2
Cuthona speciosa
Four-colour Nudibranch 26
Godiva quadricolor
orange-eyed nudibranch 2
Cratena capensis
Sea Swallow 27
Glaucus atlanticus
Cape silvertip nudibranch 28
Janolus capensis
Gasflame Nudibranch 26
Bonisa nakaza
frilled nudibranch 26
Leminda millecra
red-spotted nudibranch 26
Goniobranchus heatherae
Cape Dorid 26
Hypselodoris capensis
Two-coloured halgerda 29
Halgerda dichromis
cow nudibranch 2
Gargamella bovina
variable dorid 30
Aphelodoris brunnea
Warty Doris 25
Doris verrucosa
black nudibranch 31
Tambja capensis
Ghost Nudibranch 31
Lecithophorus capensis
blue speckled nudibranch 2
Dendrodoris caesia
Berthellina granulata 13
Pygmy Seahare 32
Aplysia parvula
Siphonaria capensis 8
Siphonaria concinna 1
Siphonaria oculus 1
Mouse-eared Snail 33
Myosotella myosotis
mantled keyhole limpet 13
Pupillaea aperta
saddle-shaped keyhole limpet 34
Dendrofissurella scutellum
perlemoen 5
Haliotis midae
venus ear 35
Haliotis spadicea
Tricolia kochii 1
ornate topshell 5
Calliostoma ornatum
Trochus nigropunctatus 1
Monodonta australis 36
Bead Topshell 1
Oxystele impervia
Pinklip Topshell 1
Oxystele sinensis

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