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slug Hermissenda opalescens
and blood star Henricia leviuscula
parasitic copepods
on a giant keyhole limpet Megathura crenulata
the white vee-shaped 'legs' are egg sacs from the copepod which is embedded in the flesh of the limpet
slug Berthella californica
slug Flabellina trilineata
rock scallop Crassadoma giganteus
and strawberry anemones Corynactis californica
you can see two of the scallop's eyes on the rim of its shell
slug Doriopsilla albopunctata
hermit crab
in a Kellet's whelk shell
slug Cadlina limbaughorum
strawberry anemones
Corynactis californica
blood star Henricia leviuscula
mantle and water exhaust hole
of a giant keyhole limpet Megathura crenulata
keyhole limpets have a hole at the off-center apex of the shell, whereas true limpets have it centered