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Mopalia egretta
(Egret-Plumed Mopalia)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #2279)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Ketchikan, Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Large boulders below 10 meters
Photo Date
Upload Date
October 27, 2007
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
2279
Notes
This species was believed to be actually rare as the few known specimens were dredged. In recent years scuba divers have discovered that they are not uncommon, but like to live on the sides of large boulders, which makes sampling by dredge a rare event. The species name 'egretta' refers to the long girdle hairs which resemble the feathers of the snowy egret.
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