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Subject:	Re: Mermaid's Comb picture URL
From:	Kobie Du Preez <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 29 Nov 2002 08:55:24 +0200
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Hi, I have posted a picture on my homepage -

http://home.global.co.za/~peabrain/mermaid%20comb.gif

http://home.global.co.za/~peabrain

>>> [log in to unmask] 11/29/02 08:05AM >>>
>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.
>
>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
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
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Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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