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Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old

Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) resting on top of the two halves of an old clam shell on the sandy seabed. These octopus regularly carry pieces of shell so they can use them as protective armour if required. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea

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Man peering into rock pool, viewed from below

Man peering into rock pool, viewed from below. The pool contains mainly brown algae, including the fringing Neptune's Necklace (Fam: Hormosiraceae, Hormosira banksii). at top. There is also Sea Lettuce (Ulva australis), an edible green alga only two cells thick. Some zebra shells (Austrocochlea constricta) are also evident. Yamba, New South Wales, Australia

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A stomatella (Stomatella sp.)

A stomatella (Stomatella sp.), small gastropod about 15 mm long that looks halfway between a snail and a slug, with a flattish shell covering half the body. It is a herbivore, feeding on the microalgae that it might find on the shell of a larger invertebrate, as here. Noumea, New Caledonia

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