Aplysia juliana being eaten by crab

June 7, 2005
From: Dong Bum Koh


Dear Bill,

Here are a set of photos for your Forum showing living Aplysia sp. was eaten by Crab. Could you help ID  this Seahare?

Locality: Hwa Soon. Jeju island, South Korea. Depth: 4 m. 19 Dec. 2004. Sandy bottom. Photographer: Byung Ro Yun

Best regards,
Dong Bum Koh

drkoh@seasee.co.kr

D. B. Koh, 2005 (Jun 7) Aplysia juliana being eaten by crab. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13926

Dear Koh,
Thanks for this interesting predation record. Perhaps it was a crab that attacked the animals in your other message [#13918]. Concerning the identity of this Sea Hare. It is hard to be sure, but I suspect it is Aplysia juliana. Apart from general colour similarities, a Sea Hare being attacked like this would usually squirt out some red-purple ink. Aplysia juliana is one of the few species which doesn't produce purple ink, so that adds to the probability that it is that species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 7). Comment on Aplysia juliana being eaten by crab by Dong Bum Koh. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13926

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