Organism | : | Mollusc |
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Species | : | Cavolinia inflexa |
Description | : | The bluish elephant-like mollusk is a pteropod (Cavolinia sp.) measuring half a centimeter. It is accompanied by three small crustaceans, two copepods (left) and an ostracod (orange) in its shell. They were collected during the Tara Oceans Expedition in the Indian Ocean, April 2010. Photo : C. Sardet, CNRS, Tara Océans. You can visit also the website www.planktonchronicles.org |
Project | : | TARA Oceans |
Website | : | http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org/ |
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Tags | : | Pelagic Molluscs Heteropod / pteropod |