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Description
These tiny bivalves with thin shells live together in a 'nest' made out of their byssal threads. Countless numbers may form spongey layers that carpet large areas of sand, rock and other intertidal habitats.
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Do you know if this is the same as Musculista senhousia? There are many more references to that name out there than Musculista senhousii, so I'm wondering if perhaps there was a spelling mixup somewhere. You're certainly not the only one using the name "Musculista senhousii," but I don't know enough about mussel taxonomy to tell which name is right, or if both are legitimate and separate species.
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"research" grade when
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observer's ID. For example, if Scott says it's a mammal and Ken-ichi
says it's Homo sapiens, then Ken-ichi agrees with Scott.
the observation has a date
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Observations will revert to "casual" grade if the above conditions aren't met or
the community agrees the location doesn't looks accurate (e.g. monkeys in the middle of the ocean, hippos in office buildings, etc.)
the community agrees the organism isn't wild/naturalized (e.g. captive or cultivated by humans or intelligent space aliens)
Comments & Identifications
Do you know if this is the same as Musculista senhousia? There are many more references to that name out there than Musculista senhousii, so I'm wondering if perhaps there was a spelling mixup somewhere. You're certainly not the only one using the name "Musculista senhousii," but I don't know enough about mussel taxonomy to tell which name is right, or if both are legitimate and separate species.
Your right! My bad. I checked again against the references. Thanks for the eagle eyed correction. This is great!
Ken-ichi, you work too hard. Ria, you have some beautiful observations.
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