Gooseneck Barnacles (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Gooseneck Barnacles

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Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus; white shells with red around aperture) surrounding mussels (Mytilus californianus; black, in lower center), both of which are dominant space occupiers in rocky intertidal communities along the west coast of North America.

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Jane Lubchenco

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