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Mussels And Barnacles
20 of 27 from Botanical Beach |
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| Mytilus californianus (California mussel), Pollicipes polymerus (Goose Barnacle or Goose Neck Barnacle) |
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Probably California Mussels (Mytilus californiensis), growing in with Leaf Barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus). These two spieces usually have large homogenous colonies - so it looks like the Mussels are overgrowing the Barnacle colony.
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| Camera: | Nikon F100 |
| Date: | Friday, April 18th, 2003 |
| Film: | Fuji Velvia 50 (slide) |
| Focal Length: | 105mm |
| Lens: | 105mm f/2.8D AF Micro-Nikkor |
| Photographer: | John Harvey |
| Region: | North America, Canada, British Columbia, Capital RD, Juan de Fuca Park |
| Scientific Name: |
species related to Mytilus californianus (California mussel)
species related to Pollicipes polymerus (Goose Barnacle or Goose Neck Barnacle) |
| Tag: | beach, BC fauna, Botanical Beach |
| Larger image: | 2000 x 1333 |
| Raw image: | 3669 x 2446 |
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