. The sea-beach at ebb-tide : a guide to the study of the seaweeds and the lower animal life found between tidemarks . ermis and several con-spicuous, well-rounded, radiating ribs. The animal is orange-colored. Modiola modioliis. After violent storms upon the New Englandcoast, when a large Laminaria is wrenched from its rocky bed andwashed ashore, its roots will, in many cases, be found clinging to thislarge mussel. The thick glossy epidermis of deep chestnut-color foldsover the margin of the valves, and the outer surface, especially near theventral margin, is covered with a tough hairy growth
. The sea-beach at ebb-tide : a guide to the study of the seaweeds and the lower animal life found between tidemarks . ermis and several con-spicuous, well-rounded, radiating ribs. The animal is orange-colored. Modiola modioliis. After violent storms upon the New Englandcoast, when a large Laminaria is wrenched from its rocky bed andwashed ashore, its roots will, in many cases, be found clinging to thislarge mussel. The thick glossy epidermis of deep chestnut-color foldsover the margin of the valves, and the outer surface, especially near theventral margin, is covered with a tough hairy growth. Length four tofive inches. The animal is orange-red. The great size and swelling full-ness of this species at once distinguish it from all others upon our is not a shallow-water form,but is extremely common uponall beaches north of also occurs in Alaskanwaters to PugetSound, where it /^^ is known as the great horse-mussel. Some-times these largemodiolas may befound in rockytide-pools whichare washed by the surf at hightide. They hide far back inthe crevices of boulders, and Moatoia 1KLKCYIOps are not easily detected. They are not uncommon in such stations atMount Desert, Maine. M. j)lic<ifnl<i. This species of MorfloZa ranges from Canada to Hat-teras, and inliahits the tidal waters of streams, sheltered muddy reachesamong reeds, and tidal flats. It is a dingy-looking shell, ornamented with
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