13 Aug, 2024 | Explore, Mollusca
Lepidochitona cinerea U MOLLUSCA Polyplacophora ๐๐ธย This is a ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป! They are shelled mollusks like limpets but donโt you think that they look like spaceships or a robots with their very peculiar shell made of 8 plates? ๐ชจ๐ถ๏ธ They are very commonly found under rocks of...
19 Jul, 2024 | Arthropoda, Explore
Dynamene bidendata U ARTHROPODA Isopoda Have you ever heard of isopods? ๐๐๏ธย Open your eyes, because this species, ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ข, is one of the most commonly found in the intertidal zone on the NE altantic coast! They are typically found on a wide variety of mid-...
8 May, 2024 | Explore, Mollusca
Elysia viridis U MOLLUSCA Sacoglossa โจ๐ต๐ This adorable sea slug is the sacoglossan Elysia viridis. This is a Gastropod mollusca, just like land snails and slugs. You can identify this common species of the intertidal zone with its beautiful blue-green iridescent spots...
2 May, 2024 | Arthropoda, Explore
Ostracoda sp. U ARTHROPODA Ostracoda Ostracods, with their weird clam-like morphology and too many legs, are surprising in so many aspects! ๐๐๏ธ They are abundantly present in nearly all known aquatic habitats on earth, from the oceanic abyss to temporary inland water...
