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Mermaid's purse

Chondrichthyes

Description:

"An egg case or egg capsule, colloquially known as a mermaid's purse or devil's purse, is a casing that surrounds the fertilized eggs of some sharks, skates, and chimaeras... They are made of collagen protein strands.[1] Because they are lightweight, they are often found at the strandline, the farthest point of the high tide. The egg cases that wash up on beaches are usually empty, the young fish having already hatched out. Furthermore, egg cases are often found in commercial fishing gears like nets and pots, and on the sea floor during surveys using an ROV". //Wikipedia

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Linnea Joandi
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Linnea Joandi

Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Spotted on Mar 20, 2014
Submitted on Mar 20, 2014

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