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Limpet

Lottia Sp

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Limpets are gastropods that forage on algae with their scraping tongues known as radulas. These grazers have a home territory, often with a scar or depression made in the rock that they return to after foraging.

Habitat:

Dana Point Marina

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PublishedJune 9, 2013

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