Dear Doris,
Although debris is being attached to the shell by the carriers, living
specimens of Xenophora have been dredged in the Gulf of Aqaba with a
complete zoo as epibionts on both the dorsal and ventral side: living
corals, tiny sponges, polychaetes and Arca navicularis on the dorsum and the
Hoof shell Malluvium lissum on the base.
Henk K. Mienis
National Mollusc Collection
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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From: Doris Underwood <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: What grows on mollusks?


> 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
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> 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
> >