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Wildlife Spotting

Photo by RuthCowan
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Field Notes

Description:

This strange shell creature was washed up on the beach. When I poked it it moved and quivered.

Habitat:

Sea.

Species ID Suggestions

buoy barnacle Dosima faciculalaria

Dosima faciculalaria

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Comments (3)
RuthCowan
There were a whole load of them scattered along the beach. I suppose it could be a colony. I'd never thought of that.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
It could be a colony of shellfish attatched to each other or to a common object.

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PublishedApril 6, 2011

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