Discurria insessa

Discurria insessa (Hinds, 1842)
Kelp limpet

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Family:	Lottiidae (lottiid limpets)
Max. size:	2 cm NG (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthic; marine
Distribution:	Northeast Pacific and Arctic: Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico. Climate: polar to subtropical.
Diagnosis:	It is oval, chestnut brown, and smooth. Its shell never grows wider than the particular stipe it lives on (Ref. 312).
Biology:	It has a shell length 2 cm long (Ref. 312). Habitat: On the blades of the Feather Boa kelp in the low intertidal zone; it is occasionally found on the Pterogyphora sp. Diet: Feather Boa kelp (Egregia spp. ) (Ref. 312).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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