Tide pool along a rocky shore inhabited by blue mussels (Mytilus edulis, lower centre) and limpets (Patella vulgata). The limpets are grazing on the a

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Tide pool along a rocky shore inhabited by blue mussels (Mytilus edulis, lower centre) and limpets (Patella vulgata). The limpets are grazing on the alga Lithophyllum incrustans (grey). Photographed near Zennor, Cornwall, UK.

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