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Rose petal bubble shell

Hydatina physis

Photo by SueMorris
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Field Notes

Description:

The shell is a distinctive, large "bubble", up to 5 cm long, with wavy, brown to black lines. The animal is spectacular rose brown with a vivid light blue margin along the edges, and is much too large to retract into its shell

Habitat:

Intertidal rock pools.

Reference Links:

Search: -Encyclopedia of Life, Hydatina physis - Wikipedia, Hydatina physis

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Comments (3)
Neil Ross
Awesome spotting, Sue. You can add this mission too.... https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/12147638
Leuba Ridgway
Nice shots SueMorris. What a lovely shade of pink !

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Flora & Fauna of New South Wales

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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020

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