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0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by BlueFernsSanta Cruz, California, USA

0 0 Leaf barnacle

Leaf barnacle

by wthompsonctemsSanta Cruz, California, USA

Seacliff state beach, attached to mytilus ...

0 0 California Mussels

California Mussels

by carlabrauerSan Mateo, California, USA

Seen at low tide at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

2 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by Sarah33Washington, USA

1 0 Blue Mussel

Blue Mussel

by ClarissaJeannetteSeattle, Washington, USA

1 0 California Mussels

California Mussels

by auntieannaSanta Cruz, California, USA

0 0 California mussel

California mussel

by LeilahCalifornia, USA

The green bits to either side are Aggregate green anemones (Anthopleura ...

0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by sue8Crystal Cove State Park - Los Trancos Area, USA

Rocky Intertidal

2 0 California mussel

California mussel

by AnnaWhipkeyCalifornia, USA

California tide pool

0 0 California mussels

California mussels

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

bivalve shellfish strongly attached to rocks, with barnacles sometimes attached

0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by veneta.tashevSeattle, Washington, USA

A type of black clam

0 1 California Blue Mussel

California Blue Mussel

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

i saw this whitish structure stuck on the rock in a tide pool.

1 0 California mussels

California mussels

by Steven Sheppard

A shiny blue-black elongated mussel found in clusters.

1 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by Chris Ince Jr.Pacific Grove, California, United States

Grouping of mussels

0 0 California mussel

California mussel

by BlueFernsMonterey, California, USA

This is an up close of an empty mussel shell found almost everywhere on the ...

1 0 California Mussels

California Mussels

by misako.hillCalifornia, USA

The California mussel, Mytilus

0 0 Sea stars, mussels, & barnacles

Sea stars, mussels, & barnacles

by MakitaCalifornia, USA

Tide zone, Pacific coast

1 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by JellisSan Mateo, California, USA

Blue black thick shelled bivalve mollusk. Usually found clustered.

3 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by MachiBodega Bay, California, United States

black and tan layer gets chipped off the shell, it is very blue underneath, so ...

0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by BlueFernsMonterey, California, USA

A large edible mollusk, this one was almost as big as the palm of my hand, But ...

0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by skyamannNewport, Oregon, USA

Large, edible mussel common to the Pacific Northwest. Lives in tidepools and on ...

0 0 California mussel

California mussel

by Lukas FerrenburgOceanside, Oregon, USA

The California mussel is a large mussel with a mostly blue shell until you ...

0 0 California Mussels

California Mussels

by NathalieMSanta Barbara, California, USA

Large blue-brown bivalve mollusks found in the intertidal zone

0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by RedRockSanta Monica, California, USA

California Mussels. Dark grey/black shell. usually found as a colony.

6 0 Ochre sea star

Ochre sea star

by Brian38Washington, USA

A large orange-ochre starfish that has five rays and small white spines. These ...

1 0 California mussel

California mussel

by ShouWest Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

With acorn barnacles.

0 0 California Mussel

California Mussel

by JudyCrawfordOregon, USA

The shell of this species is thick and is often 80 to 130 mm in length, ...

1 0 California mussel

California mussel

by Brian38Ocean Shores, Washington, USA

The shells are blue with some brown streaky bands. The beaks of the shell are ...

6 2 Sea palm

Sea palm

by JaeBritish Columbia, Canada

usually grows in clumps in beds of the California mussel (

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