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Isognomon bicolor |
Distribution |
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Bicolor purse oyster |
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Baumauster |
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Mangrove-oester |
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Huître des mangroves |
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Ostra des los manglares |
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The tropical Atlantic |
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Substrate and environment |
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Exclusively a marine species
Generally, the species is found in mangrove, sometimes attached to roots
The species is generally attached to its substrate
The species is generally attached to a reef
The species can be found between 3 and 20 Meters
Common species.
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General behaviour of the species |
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Lives in large groups
The animal retracts or flees if disturbed
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General characteristics of the species |
Maximum size : 7 cm
The animal feeds on plankton or small organisms.
The shell is covered with algae
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Relationship with humans |
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The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
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