I have carriers with bottle caps, glass, wood, and even a Philippine coin.
And they attach these items, they don't grow on the carrier.  You do get
carriers with coral growths, barnacles, but they would become attached after
the Xenophora is dead I feel.

Doris Underwood
Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Bulger" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: What grows on mollusks?


> Hey There!
>
> What's the weirdest thing any of you have found on a Xenophora? The ones I
> have found have just had the usual assortment of shells, rocks and corals,
> but I've seen pictures of them with bottle caps.
>
> Ellen
>