California mussel (Mytilus californianus)

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Photo by Shou

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

With acorn barnacles.

Habitat:

Wikipedia - The California mussel prefers the high salinity, low sediment conditions found on open rocky coasts. However, they do not colonize bare rock easily, instead preferring the shelter of pre-existing mussels and their biological filaments. Mussels attach themselves to the hard surfaces using their thread-like byssus.