Nembrotha purpureolineata on an unusual path
August 15, 2003
From: Valda Fraser
[Note added 4 March 2008: This is the new species Nembrotha aurea - see message #21419]
Dear Bill
I really enjoyed watching this little drama playing itself out. The Nembrotha purpureolineata crawled over the paper fish from tail to "nose". Eventually the fish got mad and sent the nudibranch on its merry with a squirt of water.
Location: Pumula, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 24m
Date: July 2003
Size: 15mm
Regards
Valda Fraser
valdafraser@mweb.co.za
Fraser, V., 2003 (Aug 15) Nembrotha purpureolineata on an unusual path. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10730Thanks Valda,
Although I love them, I guess 'pretty but pretty stupid' would be one way to describe most nudibranchs
Cheers,
Bill Rudman
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