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Californian Patellidae - claude54 - 12-15-2009

Are they Lottia limatula?

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<a href="http://img705.imageshack.us/i/lottialimatula02fromcal.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1896/lottialimatula02fromcal.jpg" alt="http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1896/lottialimatula02fromcal.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>


Californian Patellidae - paul monfils - 12-17-2009

Yes, this is L. limatula.  Lottiidae, not Patellidae.  Above is the typical form, below is the so-called albino form.  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2009-12-17 05:22:21 --</span>


Californian Patellidae - claude54 - 12-17-2009

Thanks Paul