elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Barnacles! Yes, this is a barnacle. Difficult to believe I know, but barnacles are actually crustaceans (like crabs and lobsters) and start out just like they do, including this nauplius stage. You can tell it’s a barnacle nauplius due to its horns! It has a few more stages to go through before it settles.
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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Crustacean nauplius. A fair few of these from my Blakeney Quay sample.
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elizabethbeston · @elizabethbeston
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I was delighted to see a barnacle nauplius in my Great Yarmouth sample. And even more pleased it stop moshing for a few seconds so I could snap its pic! Does anyone know what species of barnacle? I’ve had a go at ID, but this is new area for me so not confident.
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