Ventral surface of Lottia gigantea, showing muscular orange foot, head with sensory tentacles and central mouth (containing radula), mantle cavity behind head (housing the single gill, not visible), and mantle tissue (lining the perimeter of the shell).
Description:
Bird Rock, La Jolla, California, USA
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