The scallop shells started to be dotted with squishy, brightly-colored creatures — a species new to science. Dozens of sea squirts were collected from the expansive scallop farms in 2023 ...

and that's not even factoring in the 400 total species spanning the globe. There are the big heavier ones known as sea scallops, and then bay scallops, their smaller sibling. Aside from size ...