Sea mussels growing on a wharf pile at Vineyard Haven, marthas Vineyard, Mass. Closely associated with the shellfish are hydroids, sea anemonies, sea pork, and sea squirts. Two small fish, cunners, are in the act of browsing on the shellfish. A jellyfish and squid are shown to the right of the colony.
Photograph of a model on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, New York
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| Category | Shellfish
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| Caption | Sea mussels growing on a wharf pile at Vineyard Haven, marthas Vineyard, Mass. Closely associated with the shellfish are hydroids, sea anemonies, sea pork, and sea squirts. Two small fish, cunners, are in the act of browsing on the shellfish. A jellyfish and squid are shown to the right of the colony.
Photograph of a model on exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, New York |
| Image Date | 1923.00 |
| Subject | Mussels
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| Image Source Author | Field, Irving A. |
| Image Source Title | Biology and Economic Value of the Sea Mussel Mytilus edulis |
| Pub. Info. | Washington, DC : Government Printing Office, 1923 |
| Image Source Series | Bulletinof the United States Bureau of Fisheries, vol. 38, 1921-1922 |
| Page No./Plate No. | Fig.99 |
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