Goose barnacle feeding appendage, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Barnacles are filter-feeding crustaceans that attach to rocks in marine

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Goose barnacle feeding appendage, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Barnacles are filter-feeding crustaceans that attach to rocks in marine tidal zones. The filter-feeding appendages of barnacles are known as cirri. Imaged using a secondary electron (SE) detector. Magnification: x20 when printed at 10 centimetres across.

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Size: 3243px × 3243px
Photo credit: © Kevin Mackenzie/UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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