Tritonia festiva from British Columbia

June 10, 2005
From: Marli Wakeling

Hi Bill,
A rather interesting specimen of Tritonia festiva. The design on the back is really indistinct on these nudibranchs in this locale, as opposed to the diamond pattern usually seen. They are also pink as opposed to the usual white.

Locality: Plumper Rock, Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada,
Pacific Coast. Depth: 45 feet. Length: 50 mm. 21 May 2005. Rocky wall. Photographer: Marli Wakeling

Cheers,
Marli

scubamarli@excite.com

Wakeling, M, 2005 (Jun 10) Tritonia festiva from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13984

Dear Marli,
Thanks for this. I assume the pink is the viscera showing through the translucent body wall. So if they are pinker than normal I suspect it has something to do with the colour of the soft-corals they are feeding on.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 10). Comment on Tritonia festiva from British Columbia by Marli Wakeling. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13984

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