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	<img src="/okeanos/explorations/ex2104/dives/dive12/media/slit-limpet-800.jpg" alt="During Dive 12 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, we observed this slit limpet, a kind of sea snail in the family Fissurellidae, genus Zeidora. The slit limpet was actively eating away the surface of a rock, leaving a visible, darkly colored feeding track in its wake. As this was an unusual observation, the slit limpet was collected for further analysis." title="During Dive 12 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, we observed this slit limpet, a kind of sea snail in the family Fissurellidae, genus Zeidora. The slit limpet was actively eating away the surface of a rock, leaving a visible, darkly colored feeding track in its wake. As this was an unusual observation, the slit limpet was collected for further analysis." />
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    <div class="cbp-l-inline-title">Slit Limpet</div>
    <div class="cbp-l-inline-subtitle"><em>Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones: New England and Corner Rise Seamounts.</em> <a href="/okeanos/explorations/ex2104/dives/dive12/media/slit-limpet-hires.jpg" download>Download larger version (jpg, 1.3 MB).</a></div>
    <div class="cbp-l-inline-desc"><p>During Dive 12 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition, we observed this slit limpet, a kind of sea snail in the family Fissurellidae, genus <em>Zeidora</em>. The slit limpet was actively eating away the surface of a rock, leaving a visible, darkly colored feeding track in its wake. As this was an unusual observation, the slit limpet was collected for further analysis. <a href="/okeanos/explorations/ex2104/gallery/welcome.html#cbpi=/okeanos/explorations/ex2104/dives/dive12/media/dive12-limpet.inc" target="_blank">Watch a video of the slit limpet.</a></p></div>
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