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Californian Patellidae
12-15-2009, 06:28 PM,
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Californian Patellidae
Are they Lottia limatula?

<a href="http://img519.imageshack.us/i/lottialimatula01fromcal.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3221/lottialimatula01fromcal.jpg" alt="http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/3221/lottialimatula01fromcal.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>


<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>
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12-17-2009, 02:20 PM,
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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>
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12-17-2009, 06:58 PM,
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Thanks Paul
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