Fleet Lagoon species list
Crustacea
Chesil Beach home
  Abundance key:
Red - Abundant
Orange - scarce
Blue - not found
Black - no data		 Location key:
F - Ferrybridge
L - Lower Fleet
N - The Narrows
M - Mid Fleet
U - Upper Fleet

 
Common name Species F L N M U Ref
AMPHIPODA      
  Aora gracilis 4
  Corophium acutum blk blk orange blk blk 5
  Corophium sextonae Orange blk blk blk blk 5
  Corophium volutator black black black orange orange 6
  Gammarus insensibilis 2,4
  Gammarus duebeni 2
  Gammarus zaddachi 2
  Maera grossimana blk blk orange blk blk 5
  Melita palmata blk blk blk black orange 1,2
  Microdeutopus gryllotalpa blk blk blk orange 2,4
Sand hopper Orchestia gammarella Orange blk blk blk 5
  Phtisica marina 4,5
  Stenothoe monoculoides 4
CIRRIPEDIA      
A Barnacle Balanus crenatus red black orange black blk  
A Barnacle Balanus perforatus Orange blk blk blk blk  
  Elminus modestus red orange blk blk 4
  Verruca stroema blk blk orange blk blk 4
DECAPODA    
Hooded shrimp Athanas nitescens orange orange blk blk blk 3
Edible crab Cancer pegurus orange orange blk blk blk 2,3
Common shore crab Carcinus maenas red red 2,3
Common lobster Homarus gammarus orange orange blk blk blk 2
Scorpion spider crab Inachus dorsettensis orange orange blk blk blk 2
Leach's spider crab Inachus phalangium orange orange blk blk 5
Common spider crab Maja squinado orange orange blk blk blk 3,5
Velvet swimming crab Necora puber orange black blk blk blk 5
Prawn Palaemon adspersus blk blk blk black orange 2,3
Prawn Palaemon elegans red red blk blk blk 2,3
Hairy crab Pilumnus hirtellus red black blk blk blk 5
ISOPODA      
  Cyathura carinata blk blk blk black orange 2
  Idotea baltica blk blk blk black 1
  Idotea chelipes blk blk blk black 1
Sea slater Ligia oceanica 1
  Sphaeroma hookeri 1
  Sphaeroma rugicauda blk blk blk black orange 2
Mysida      
An opossum shrimp Praunus flexuosus 1

 

 crab

References

1. Seaward,D.R. 1981. Notes on some invertebrates of the Fleet, Dorset. In: The Fleet and Chesil Beach, Ladle, M. (Ed), Fleet Study Group.

2. Ladle,M. 1981. Invertebrate fauna of the Fleet. In: The Fleet and Chesil Beach, Ladle, M. (Ed), Fleet Study Group.

3. Harland, E.J. Personal observation.

4. Collins,K.J., Byfield,V. 2000. Monitoring oyster farming in the Fleet: benthic infauna. In: The Fleet and Chesil Beach; Proceedings of the third symposium of the Fleet Study Group, Carr,A., Seaward,D., & Sterlinp,P.(Eds).. ISSBN 0-952-4022-04.

5. Dorset Environmental Records Centre database.

6. Humphrey,E.C. 1986. A survey of the meiofauna of the Fleet. In:m The biology of the Fleet. Ladle,M.(Ed), Fleet Study Group.
Last updated 7/11/2007 ©2007 Chickerell BioAcoustics