{"id":3392,"date":"2021-09-02T12:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T12:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/?page_id=3392"},"modified":"2022-11-28T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T10:39:45","slug":"sea-and-marine-life-of-greece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/animals_plants\/sea.htm","title":{"rendered":"Sea and Marine life of Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marine life in Greece, Starfish, Molluscs, Jellyfish, Urchins, Octopus<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/purpleshell.gif\" alt=\"purpleshell\" width=\"60\" height=\"89\">Purple Shell (Bolinus brandoris)<\/strong><br>Size: 9cm<br>Description: spiral shaped with long, rounded thorns. Light brown or brown-grey.<br>Environment: muddy, or stony seafloor<br>Interesting fact: This shell is and was used for producing the colour &#8220;imperial purple&#8221;, used for dying cloth.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/kaurissnacka.gif\" alt=\"sea snail\" width=\"50\" height=\"80\">Sea snail (Erronea pirum)<\/strong><br>Size: 5cm<br>Description: red brown, red underneath, jagged edges<br>Environment: stones and rocks<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/seaurchin.gif\" alt=\"seaurchin\" width=\"90\" height=\"78\">Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus longispinus)<\/strong><br>Size: 6cm<br>Description: long, hollow, sharp, red and white spikes that move and are very fragile. Moves forwards.<br>Environment: caves under the surface. Sometimes it grows larger than the cave and gets stuck, but as long as food floats in it survives.<br>Interesting fact: If you step on one the spike usually breaks and stays in the skin and causes infections.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/seaurchin2.gif\" alt=\"seaurchin2\" width=\"70\" height=\"47\">Sea Urchin (Arbacia lixula)<\/strong><br>Size: 5cm<br>Description: Black, with sharp spikes<br>Environment: Sticks on to rocks and stones.<br>Interesting fact: Considered an aphrodisiac if eaten, but do not step on one!<\/p>\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3925610146743912\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3925610146743912\" data-ad-slot=\"6140008844\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/medseamussel.gif\" alt=\"medseamussel\" width=\"80\" height=\"47\">Mediterranean Sea Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)<\/strong><br>Size: 15cm<br>Description: Dark blue\/brown, characteristic shape<br>Environment: sticks onto rocks, urns, shipwrecks etc. in shallow waters<br>Interesting fact: Delicacy! Grown widely.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/starfish.gif\" alt=\"starfish\" width=\"90\" height=\"99\">Starfish (Echinaster sepositus)<\/strong><br>Size: 20cm<br>Description: Reddish colour, five arms with soft skin<br>Environment: Around rocks and stones, sand or mud<br>Interesting fact: Predator. Crawls on its arms and can bend open a mussel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/starfish2.gif\" alt=\"starfish2\" width=\"90\" height=\"74\">Red Starfish (Astropecten aurantiaeus)<\/strong><br>Size: 60cm<br>Description: Reddish colour, five stiff arms that are slightly spiky<br>Environment: Around rocks and stones, sand or mud<br>Interesting fact: Digs into the sand.<\/p>\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3925610146743912\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3925610146743912\" data-ad-slot=\"6140008844\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/jellyfish.gif\" alt=\"jellyfish\" width=\"53\" height=\"150\">Jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca)<\/strong><br>Size: 15cm<br>Description: Pink or red\/brown, dotted, glows in the dark, eight tentacles<br>Environment: Open sea, but also comes closer to land<br>Interesting fact: Stings!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lungmanet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"86\">Jellyfish (Rhizostoma pulmo)<\/strong><br>Size: 60cm<br>Description: Milky white, no tentacles<br>Environment: Open sea, but also comes closer to land<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/crab.gif\" alt=\"crab\" width=\"70\" height=\"62\">Crab (Atelecyclus rotundatus)<\/strong><br>Size: 6cm<br>Description: Red with black claw edges.<br>Environment: Near beaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/lobster.gif\" alt=\"lobster\" width=\"100\" height=\"53\">Lobster (Homarus gammarus)<\/strong><br>Size: 50cm<br>Description: Flat body, blue with red spots, two giant tentacles<br>Environment: Caves and hollows<br>Interesting fact: Delicacy, goes red when you boil it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/squid.gif\" alt=\"squid\" width=\"180\" height=\"56\">Squid (Logio vulgaris)<\/strong><br>Size: 50cm<br>Description: Cylindrical shape, big eyes, 10 tentacles (2long), white\/pink<br>Environment: Open sea<br>Interesting fact: Delicacy, also called calamare.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.in2greece.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/octopus.gif\" alt=\"octopus\" width=\"160\" height=\"77\">Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)<\/strong><br>Size: 100cm<br>Description: Grey or greenbrown, 8 tentacles<br>Environment: Lives in caves and hollows<br>Interesting fact: Delicacy, chameleon<\/p>\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3925610146743912\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3925610146743912\" data-ad-slot=\"2935261002\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine life in Greece, Starfish, Molluscs, Jellyfish, Urchins, Octopus Purple Shell (Bolinus brandoris)Size: 9cmDescription: spiral shaped with long, rounded thorns. Light brown or brown-grey.Environment: muddy, or stony seafloorInteresting fact: This shell is and was used for producing the colour &#8220;imperial purple&#8221;, used for dying cloth. 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