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Purple Bubble Raft Snail (Janthina sp.) attacking a Porpita porpita that is shedding eggs

Keywords: mollusca, molluscs, gastropoda, gastropods, prosobranchia, mesogastropoda, ptenoglossa, janthinidae, predators, marine biology, cnidarians, hydrozoans, hydroida, athecata, capitata, velellidae, blue sea stars, tentacles, gastrozooid, nematocysts, colony, zooxanthellae, macroplankton, pleuston, surface drifters