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Tiny barnacle spotted on this grren lipped mussel.
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Another small barnacle on a green lipped mussel.
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Another small barnacle on a green lipped mussel.
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Another small barnacle on a green lipped mussel.
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Another small barnacle on a green lipped mussel.
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baby green lipped mussel with some unknown organism growing on it
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baby green lipped mussel with some unknown organism growing on it
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Barnacles on a shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus, I think).
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Barnacles on a shore crab (Leptograpsus variegatus, I think).
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Big acorn barnacle shell, ~20x20x20mm. On gastropod 35mm long, with the remains of a broken off second barnacle. Outside looks like 4 large and 2 small white/light pink triangles, alternating with 6 medium pink inverted triangles. Not porous, not ribbed. Officially has 6 plates, 2 large with wings, and 4 small. Lid (missing) pale pink. ID key in Tuatara Vol 15 Issue 2:- http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio15Tuat02-t1-body-d3.html#Bio15Tuat02-fig-Bio15Tuat02_079a Colin's notomegabalanus http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/962312
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Big acorn barnacle shell, ~20x20x20mm. On gastropod 35mm long, with the remains of a broken off second barnacle. Outside looks like 4 large and 2 small white/light pink triangles, alternating with 6 medium pink inverted triangles. Not porous, not ribbed. Officially has 6 plates, 2 large with wings, and 4 small. Lid (missing) pale pink. ID key in Tuatara Vol 15 Issue 2:- http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio15Tuat02-t1-body-d3.html#Bio15Tuat02-fig-Bio15Tuat02_079a Colin's notomegabalanus http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/962312
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15mm, blunter top than others. On green-lipped mussel. with x2 modest barnacles.
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18mm barnacle on 60mm gastropod -like Austrofusus glans but body whorl not nobbly. Sand worm tubes inside. ~20mm gastropods x4, mud snails (Amphibola crenata) 16mm tuatua 29mm Dosinia anus Medium paddle crab shell Large paddle crab remains, 120mm across shell, the other claw was at Waimairi Beach. See Tag 'crab parts'. x3 red-billed gull inspectors here.
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18mm barnacle on 60mm gastropod -like Austrofusus glans but body whorl not nobbly. Sand worm tubes inside. ~20mm gastropods x4, mud snails (Amphibola crenata) 16mm tuatua 29mm Dosinia anus Medium paddle crab shell Large paddle crab remains, 120mm across shell, the other claw was at Waimairi Beach. See Tag 'crab parts'. x3 red-billed gull inspectors here.
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18mm barnacle on 60mm gastropod -like Austrofusus glans but body whorl not nobbly. Sand worm tubes inside. ~20mm gastropods x4, mud snails (Amphibola crenata) 16mm tuatua 29mm Dosinia anus Medium paddle crab shell Large paddle crab remains, 120mm across shell, the other claw was at Waimairi Beach. See Tag 'crab parts'. x3 red-billed gull inspectors here.