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> Stilifer linckiae
Family Eulimidae
HAWAII
Stilifer
linckiae
Gall below, Palea Point, Oahu, 30 feet |
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LINCKIA
GALL SHELL
Swollen galls on Spotted sea
stars are inhabited by several white snails. They suck bodily fluids from
the host and release gametes through tiny pores. Attains
8mm. Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific. The white lump on the sea star's
crawling surface (topside in photo) is the Parasitic Cap Shell, Thyca
crystallina. |
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