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Flame shells

The Flame shell is a particularly amazing species, building nests using byssus threads which knit the seabed together forming a reef sometimes many hectares in size. While the bright orange tentacle mollusc is on its own a very incredible wee creature, what it builds becomes home to 100's of other species.

Diving and snorkelling

Many divers and snorkellers come to carefully explore the recovery of the Lamlash Bay No Take Zone and other extraordinary underwater sites in the South Arran MPA.

Lamlash bay seasearch report., Duncan C.

Lamlash Bay Seasearch surveys – The marine report for Scottish Natural Heritage.

2003 Arran Seasearch Report

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Curled Octopus

Latin name: Eledone cirrhosa
Global Distribution: From Norway South to the Mediterranean.
UK Distribution: All British and Irish coasts
Size: Approximately 50cm
Diet: Crabs, other large crustaceans, fish
Habitat: Rocky …

Seven-armed starfish

Latin name: Luidia ciliaris
Global Distribution: Mediterranean, and eastern Atlantic Ocean
UK Distribution: North, west and southwest British coasts and all around Ireland
Size: 60cm across (usually 40cm)
Diet: Mostly …

Feather Stars

Latin name: Antedon bifida
Global Distribution: North-East Europe, also Algeria, Tunisia, West Africa and Venezuela
UK Distribution: Most of Britain and Ireland but is apparently absent from the southern part …

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