mystery creature: breakwater 11/30

[KRL1973]

hi,
Anyone able to put a name to these yellow structures? they are only a fraction of an inch long and not moving. Eggs of something maybe??

thanks
ken loomis

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Eggs, probably some sort of snail. If seen something laying those little yellow eggs, but can't remember what. Not Kellet's Whelk (whose eggs are white and look like a Chiclet gum) but something similar.

Chuck

 

[drbill]

Almost certainly snail eggs. Size? As Chuck said, not Kellet's whelk. Possibly gem murex?

 

[TSandM]

I don't know if you guys have them down there, but up here, we have eggs like that from Leafy Hornmouths.

 

[KRL1973]

I don't know if you guys have them down there, but up here, we have eggs like that from Leafy Hornmouths.

Based on google image search, yes I have seen those snails in the area and the egg capsules appear to be a match.

Thank you very much everyone for replying

 

[Peter_C]

I don't know if you guys have them down there, but up here, we have eggs like that from Leafy Hornmouths.

I have seen the Leafy Hornmouths right off the aquarium, around the rocks.