Dolabrifera from aquarium
June 30, 2003
From: Oliver Hicks
Hi everyone,
I was wondering, do any of you have an idea what type of sea slug this is, if indeed it is one at all? I'm pretty sure it is though, but I'm not the expert. :)
It was a hitch-hiker. I've been buying a few acroporas recently, so it may have come in with them. Or, it may have come in on my live rock, which comes from Indonesia.
Cheers,
Oliver
preds10@hotmail.com
Dear Oliver,
This is ae small tropical Sea Hare called Dolabrifera dolabrifera. It is almost certainly a live rock hitch hiker. It is a herbivore, so should be useful in keeping algal growth down
Cheers,
Bill Rudman
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