Abalone larva. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the larva of an abalone (Haliotis sp.) sea-snail. This image was taken 6 days after fertilisation

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Abalone larva. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the larva of an abalone (Haliotis sp.) sea-snail. This image was taken 6 days after fertilisation. Abalone are large edible marine molluscs. At this age their shell has begun to develop and the larvae live on the sea floor.

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Photo credit: © MNHN BORDENAVE/AUZOUX/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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