uk marine life identification

[Lims]

Hello divers,,

I'm having trouble finding a good website that works, for identifying uk coastal marine life. I photographed a weird purple/pink crab that I want to identify.

or, is their any good books to buy which have a lot of pictures of uk marine life?

cheers, sam

[Flyingspanner]

Why don't you post the pic on here Sam.
Chances are, someone will know what it is.

[Ian]

Try this:

http://busybee.mba.ac.uk/sah/species_information.php

[rainbowannie]

You could also try:

http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/

I'm searching for something I misidentified......and getting frustrated because I can't find it anywhere!

[divingdoc1]

get the seaseach UK marine life book. Absolutely superb for circa £15

[rainbowannie]

(29-09-2008 10:34 PM)divingdoc1 Wrote:  get the seaseach UK marine life book. Absolutely superb for circa £15

It is very good - I would be lost without mine. Still a lot of species not included though.....

[divingdoc1]

(30-09-2008 06:32 AM)rainbowannie Wrote:  

(29-09-2008 10:34 PM)divingdoc1 Wrote:  get the seaseach UK marine life book. Absolutely superb for circa £15

It is very good - I would be lost without mine. Still a lot of species not included though.....

Trouble is if you had all the species in one book, you'd dislocate your spine
picking it up!

[rainbowannie]

(30-09-2008 10:39 AM)divingdoc1 Wrote:  Trouble is if you had all the species in one book, you'd dislocate your spine
picking it up!

Very true!!

[Shoka]

Are you aware of the Marine Conservation Society ?

Seasearch

All quite good for UK waters

Harry

[divingdoc1]

(30-09-2008 08:15 PM)Shoka Wrote:  Are you aware of the Marine Conservation Society ?

Seasearch

All quite good for UK waters

Harry

thats the one i was talking about