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Hexabranchus sandwichensis (Gray, 1850)
![Hexabranchus sandwichensis: mating](../photos/Hexabranchus-sandwichensis-3l.jpg)
mating
![Hexabranchus sandwichensis: mating, detail](../photos/Hexabranchus-sandwichensis-3m.jpg)
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.
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![Hexabranchus sandwichensis: dark & light](../photos/Hexabranchus-sandwichensis-3za.jpg)
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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