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Unhealthy pteropod showing effects of ocean acidification including ragged,dissolving shell ridges on upper surface, a cloudy shell in lower right quadrant, and severe abrasions and weak spots at 6:30 position on lower whorl of shell

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Unhealthy pteropod showing effects of ocean acidification including ragged,dissolving shell ridges on upper surface, a cloudy shell in lower right quadrant, and severe abrasions and weak spots at 6:30 position on lower whorl of shell.

Credit

NOAA News April 30 2014

Collection

Fisheries