Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Main page Next photo	Hexabranchus sandwichensis (Gray, 1850)     egg mass Photo:  Mike Severns: Aug. 1988.   egg packets shows egg packets embedded in ribbon shortly after laying Photo:  Kelly McCaffrey: Maalaea Bay, Maui; Feb. 13, 2022.    egg mass laid on highest available point Photo:  PF: Molokini Islet; May 13, 2009.   laying eggs    laying eggs, detail    completed egg mass shows large animal laying eggs at night; completed mass photographed the following day Photo:  Pam Madden: about 200 mm: Ho'okena, Big Island; Dec. 19 & 20, 2021.    hatching egg mass shows egg packets breaking up to release larvae; Favorinus japonicus also present (top, right with egg mass in 1st photo; center, left in 2nd photo): Although there's some uncertainty whether the mass belongs to this species or H. aureomarginatus, the width of the ribbon in the 1st photo and Shera's comments on populations at the location support H. sandwichensis. Photos:  Shera Chee Mercer: North Shore, Oahu; July 14, 2022.   egg mass with algae, side   egg mass with algae, top   egg mass with algae, detail shows egg mass colonized by micro-algae; There's some uncertainty in assigning this mass to H. sandwichensis (John reports that most Hexabranchus in the area are H. aureomarginatus). However, the height of the ribbon is more typical of H. sandwichensis masses. Also, note the Favorinus japonicus egg mass in the "top" photo (white spiral). Photo:  John Horn: Ahukini Pier, Kauai; Sept. 19, 2022.
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