Glossodoris rufomarginata on shark

April 22, 2005
From: Kristin Anderson


Dear Bill

Have not come across Glossodoris rufomarginata very often here before and never when I have had a camera.

Locality: Blizzard Ridge, Lighthouse Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia,
 Indian Ocean. Depth: 13 m.Length: approx 6 cm. 28 March 2005. Limestone Coral Reef. Photographer: Kristin Anderson.

This one was obviously on a nudibranch dare from his buddies - that's a big wobbegong shark he is crawling across!

I wasn't game enough to get too close so the size is a guesstimate.

Kristin

kristin@exmouthdiving.com.au

Anderson, KJ, 2005 (Apr 22) Glossodoris rufomarginata on shark. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13619

Dear Kristin,
I looked at your photos before reading the message, and wondered what it was crawling on. Certainly illustrates the dangers of assuming that what an animal is crawling on is likely to be its food.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 22). Comment on Glossodoris rufomarginata on shark by Kristin Anderson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13619

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