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Banded dye-murex (πορφύρα)

Hexaplex trunculus

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Description:

A living Banded dye-murex , with its shell covered in a fine red algae, spotted by the jetty of Kala Nera beach, Pagasitikos gulf, Greece...The gastropod was released back in the water, after the pics :)

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Hexaplex trunculus, GreekShells.gr - Τα κοχύλια των ελληνικών θαλασσών - Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis)…

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The Color Red
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Biodiversity of Greece (Hellas)

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PublishedNovember 3, 2013

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