Scottish shellfish are at risk from an invasion of tiny Japanese sea creatures known as schizoporella japonica. The orange-red sea creatures are thought to be spreading with the help of climate…
Posts Tagged ‘Horse Mussel’
Open Seas: Stories From Scotland’s Seabed (Part 3: Horse Mussel beds)
Saturday, June 16th, 2018
Graham Saunders © Marine Scotland. All rights reserved. SNH Flickr. Yesterday we continued a serial feature from Open Seas which showcases a few of Scotland’s crucially important seafloor species,...
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Have you heard about horse mussel beds?
Friday, May 25th, 2018
Underwater Image © COAST Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) communities can be found in seas all round the Scottish coastline, and are considered important hotspots for biodiversity. Individual horse mussels...
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