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Updated 4/18/2026

Family Eulimidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Stilifer linckiae

Gall on Linckia, Palea Point, Oahu, 30 feet

 


Gall on Culcita, Pearl & Hermes Reef, NWHI
   

SEA STAR EULIMID

Swollen galls on sea stars are inhabited by several glassy snails, where they are permanently enclosed.  They suck bodily fluids from the host and release gametes through tiny pores.  Attains 0.3 inch, 8 mm.  East Africa to Hawaii and the Tuamotus.  The white lump on the sea star's crawling surface (topside in photo) is a Hawaiian Linckia limpet, Thyca hawaiiensis.