New Zealand Seashore

DSC_5676 Encrusted limpet, or ruharu (Patellioda corticata) a selection of star-shaped shells, each encrusted with coralline algae. Found on surfaces encrusted with coralline algae in the mid- to low intertidal on exposed to very exposed shores. Brighton Beach *

DSC5676Encrusted limpetruharuPatelliodacorticataselectioncoralline algaeBrighton Beach