Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II, 1834) Giant Eastern Murex

Communal Egg Laying

    Photographed by Brenda Hill while SCUBA diving at Lake Worth Lagoon near Peanut Island, Palm Beach Inlet, Palm Beach Co., Florida 7/17/2018. Digital image copyright 2018 by Brenda Hill. Six specimens were involved in the communal egg laying, but two additional specimens were seen nearby. Also see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUzI3cOAPVw&feature=youtu.be