Re: sea hare eggs
May 11, 2005
From: Binyamin Koretz
Dear Bill,
With reference to the eggs laid in rows on the sea grass [msg #13703] - this immediate area currently has a population of Petalifera ramosa. Perhaps that's the small sea hare which could have laid these eggs?
A couple of months ago [msg #13298] I sent you photos of nearly transparent specimens of what we assumed to be Petalifera ramosa from this area; since then, each sighting has been of increasingly opaque green individuals, as in the accompanying photo. I've also uploaded a photo showing one individual (disturbed by us) swimming by dorsoventral flexing as you previously mentioned [msg #9557 ].
Locality: Eilat, Village Beach, Israel. Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat). Depth: 24 m. Length: ca. 3 cm. 07 May 2005 (night). sea grass and patch reef. Photographer: Binyamin and Shulamit Koretz
Best regards,
Binyamin
binyamin@koretz.net
Koretz, B., 2005 (May 11) Re: sea hare eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13738Dear Binyamin,
Petalifera ramosa sounds like a good answer to the egg ribbons. Sorry it has taken a while to post your earlier message, but better late than never. It is interesting how they are becoming more opaque in colour. As I said in a comment on your earlier message, being transparent or opaque does not seem to be size related.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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