Close-up of barnacles on a Californa Mussel (Mytilus californianus) shell, photographed on 29 April 2024.
There are at least two age classes of barnacles here — the larger Little Brown Barnacle (Chthamalus dalli) adults and the very tiny newly-settled recruits. The recruits were so small they were actually hard to see in the field — just small specks scattered across the mussel shell. They have a long way to grow! :)
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