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Cyprids barnacle larvae in water.

Cyprids barnacle larvae in water.
Cyprids barnacle larvae in water.
Cyprids barnacle larvae in water.
Cyprids barnacle larvae in water.
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Pineda, Jesús
Cyprids barnacle larvae in water.
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03/04/2003
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Date is approximate.
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 44, No. 3, Pg. 4:
WHOI researchers found these barnacle larvae, called cyprids, frozen on the shores of Buzzards Bay, Mass. They were surprised to find that the 1-millimeter-long larvae (about half the diameter of the head of a pin) could thaw out, swim, and develop into normal adults.
Image Of the Day caption (repeat):
In 2006, WHOI launched Image of the Day. Since then, nearly 4,000 images have graced the home page highlighting WHOI researchers, expeditions, and discoveries. This is the very first image to appear on April 16 of that year--barnacle larvae, (Semibalanus balanoides) frozen in ice from Buzzards Bay. WHOI biologist Jesús Pineda and his colleagues found that the larvae, despite being frozen, could thaw, swim, and develop into normal adults. In recent years, Pineda has found that a more southern species, Chthamalus fissus, has become increasingly abundant, possibly as a result of warming ocean waters around Cape Cod and New England.
Image of The Day caption:
WHOI researchers found these barnacle larvae, called cyprids, frozen into ice on the shores of Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
(VERY FIRST Image Of the Day, 04/04/2006)
Photo by Jesús Pineda
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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