Hi, I have posted a picture on my homepage -
http://home.global.co.za/~peabrain/mermaid%20comb.gifhttp://home.global.co.za/~peabrain
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>No, this is a South African Mermaid's comb and is definitely not
>molluscan. This is a perfect illustration why public names can be
>sooo confusing.
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>I do know that a Murex pecten is also called a mermaids comb, and it
>is also going to feature in my reply to the letter I recieved.
It couldn't be a ctenophore, could it? Say "Venus' girdle" or comb-jelly?
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Andrew Grebneff
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