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NeCSA intertidal target organisms

For intertidal training and field identification purposes.

European Flat Oyster 1
Ostrea edulis
Common Tortoiseshell Limpet 2
Testudinalia testudinalis
Little Chink Shell
Lacuna vincta
Rough Periwinkle
Littorina saxatilis
Flat Periwinkle 3
Littorina obtusata
Common Periwinkle 4
Littorina littorea
Dog Whelk 5
Nucella lapillus
Blue Mussel 6
Mytilus edulis
Wrinkled Rock Borer 7
Hiatella arctica

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