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News Release 13-205
Oh, the places you'll go--if you're an Atlantic slipper shell
New research reveals the biomechanics of how marine snails swim
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Atlantic slipper limpets are common marine snails native to the northeastern U.S. coast.
Credit: Karen Chan, WHOI
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The Atlantic slipper limpet has become an invasive species in Europe.
Credit: Alison Satake, WHOI
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The vertical optical system that magnifies and records freely swimming microorganisms.
Credit: Alison Satake, WHOI
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Epifluorescent microscopy image of an Atlantic slipper limpet veliger larva.
Credit: Andreas Hejnol, Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology
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WHOI scientist Houshuo Jiang with the new high-speed, high-resolution video system he developed.
Credit: Alison Satake, WHOI
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Microscopy image of Atlantic slipper limpet veliger larvae.
Credit: Karen Chan, WHOI
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