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Hexabranchus pulchellus Pease, 1860
 
Hexabranchus pulchellus: mating
 
mating

Hexabranchus pulchellus: mating, detail
  
detail

also note the commensal shrimp, Zenopontonia rex (= Periclimenes imperator), on the gills of the left animal (at far left edge, facing downward)

Photos:
  John Earle: Makua, Oahu; Sept. 30, 2009.

Hexabranchus pulchellus: dark & light
  
dark & light

shows dark and light animals copulating; light animal has extensive damage, perhaps due to predation (missing branchia, missing right rhinophore, irregular pitting of notum between them)

Photos:
  Todd Hackett: largest about 300 mm: Kohala, Big Island; Aug. 15, 2021.
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