Hypselodoris bennetti feeding
January 15, 2004
From: Leanne & David Atkinson
Dear Bill,
The following photographs have us confused. At the time I shot them I had noted the slugs as Hypselodoris bennetti. When the photos came back and the body appeared more white than blue we wondered whether they were Chromodoris splendida. Whatever it is, it is eating a grey sponge. There were Ceratosoma amoena feeding on the same sponge.
Date: 26 December 2003
Locality: Fly Point, Marine Reserve, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia.
Time: 12:00pm Tide: High, 1.9m
Depth: 8m
Length: 30mm
Thanks for your help,
Yours sincerely,
Leanne & David Atkinson
atk@hunterlink.net.au
Atkinson, L. & D., 2004 (Jan 15) Hypselodoris bennetti feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11885Dear Leanne & David,
Thanks for these photos. It is certainly a pale animal, but definitely Hypselodoris bennetti. I know its a bit of a circular argument but this is the sponge H. bennetti feeds on and certainly not one that C. splendida eats. More importantly, the position of the reddish spots on the mantle - particularly touching the yellow border, and the colour of the gills and rhinophores is typical of Hypselodoris bennetti
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
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