SEASHORE GLOSSARY

Bivalve    

A water dwelling creature with a compressed shell that comes in 2 hinged halves.

Halophytes 

Plants that can survive in salt laden soils.
Holdfast The part of a seaweed that is branched and attaches it to rocks.
Isopod Flattened crustaceans such as woodlice.

Molluscs

Invertebrates with an un-segmented body with an outer shell.

Oscula

The small openings on the body of a sponge through which water passes as it feeds.

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