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ID is a guess based on similar finds on the Kaua'i northern shore.
shells are on a paper towel

These are eggs of some snail on a mucus structure of some kind

Looking at what I’m guessing are eggs on the Crepidula

Egg sac

Snorkeling. Total mystery. Eggs? Sponge? Less than 1 cm long.

ID verified by Octopus expert Dr. Chelsea Bennice. Lovingly named "Octo Mom" by the local divers.

Moth caterpillar
Limacodidae (Slug Caterpillar Moths)
Olona
Early instar as small size and more pale in colour

Some said it look like gummy.
It look like Ikura Sushi to me.

Found in Sanya, Hainan, China. In intertidal zone.

under logs

Thousands of these tiny discs in the water pools of the reef. No clue what they are.

Maybe? The whole patch was about 1.5 inches in diameter

Odd egg mass #2 of 2 - on kelp, about 10-12 mm across. @jeffgoddard does this one look familiar to you?

Some kind of eggs? About 3 mm wide.

What kind of eggs are these? I am thinking a kind of fish egg. Found on some kelp!

Found another one of these egg sacs floating near the shore.

More of these eggs. This time on floating ulva near shore. Still wouldn't be exposed.

~1cm diameter
<1m depth

Dock Fouling. Eggs.

This was a single sac secured to the sediment with a mucous (?) string. The eggs are aligned in rows. It was ~1in in length. The sac was not coiled.

Egg case; never seen one like this

Eggs...but whose 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m so excited to get my cell phone microscope later this month to get better shots of things like this! Found inside wrack high on the beach.

Tidepools. Eggs attached under a rock.

Caracol poniendo huevos en el acuario. Se tardó al rededor de 3 horas desde que comenzó hasta terminar de poner los huevos.

Egg cases

Small egg capsules on Fucus in intertidal. Eggs at 4cell stage.

any good pacific coast limpet guides?

Attached to floating weed. No idea what this is. Could be eggs but looks more like an ascidian or something?

Snorkeling.

Snorkeling.

Serie de huevos empujados a la orilla de la playa