Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Main page Next photo	Hypselodoris imperialis (Pease, 1860)     pair just finishing laying eggs   ribbon emerging from under left side of foot   eggs, detail   completed egg masses photographed on Nov. 23rd shows paired animals laying eggs: In the first photo, the left animal is just completing the right mass while the right animal has been blocked in its turn and is extending the ribbon of the left mass around the bottom of the right mass. The egg ribbon is extruded from the right side behind the head, then passed under the body and attached by the foot while the animals turn counterclockwise. Photos:  Rebecca Bicker: Maalaea Bay, Maui; Nov. 21, 2022.   pair just starting to lay eggs shows paired animals just starting to lay eggs (obvious for right animal, deduced from posture for left animal); The egg mass is being extruded from the right side and passing under the foot for attachment as the animals turn counterclockwise. Photo:  Carol Riccio: Keawakapu Beach, Maui; May 2, 2020.
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