Common mussels (Mytilus edulis) on a rocky shore, one with a yellow shell (once considered a separate spacies Mytilus pellucidus), Cornwall

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Common mussels (Mytilus edulis) exposed at low tide on a rocky shore, one with a yellow shell (once considered a separate spacies Mytilus pellucidus), Treyarnon Bay, Cornwall, UK, September.

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Size: 4000px × 6000px
Location: Cornwall, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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