Bulla ampulla laying eggs

May 5, 2005
From: Binyamin Koretz


Dear Bill,

Are we correct in thinking that this is Bulla ampulla, laying its eggs in seagrass and algae?

Locality:  Eilat, Satil Area, Israel. Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat). Depth: 24 m. Length: ca. 1.5 cm. 30 Apr 2005 (night). sea grass and patch reef. Photographer: Binyamin and Shulamit Koretz

Best regards,
Binyamin

binyamin@koretz.net

Koretz, B., 2005 (May 5) Bulla ampulla laying eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13703

Note added 11 May 2005: See message #13738 suggesting extra eggs are those of Petalifera ramosa.

Dear Binyamin,
This is Bulla ampulla and it certainly appears to be laying eggs. They do look very similar to those in Erwin Kohler's message [#6752] which we suspected were the eggs of Bulla. I think its eggs are those in the tangled string, but I think there are also something elses's eggs on the sea grass leaves. They seem to be deposited in rows across the leaves and are possibly the eggs of a small sea hare such as Phyllaplysia.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 5). Comment on Bulla ampulla laying eggs by Binyamin Koretz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13703

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