Re: Chromodoris mandapamensis feeding
March 8, 2006
From: Colin Ogden
Concerning message #16024
Hi Bill,
here is another photo of the C. mandapamensis from a different angle which I believe shows that the pebble next to it is separate from its oral system. I didn't notice the position of the pebble in the first photo I sent which just shows how precise we have to be in making assumptions. Unfortunately a sighting of these nudi's here is extremely rare.
Locality: Sodwana Bay, 19 m, South Africa, Indian, Feb 2006, Coral Reef. Length: 40mm. Photographer: Nicola Orban.
regards
Colin
scubaco@iafrica.com
Ogden C. M., 2006 (Mar 8) Re: Chromodoris mandapamensis feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16050Dear Colin,
It was fortunate that Nicola took a photo from this angle - and remarkable how similar in colour the stone and the oral tube is. The sad thing now is that we can't see what it is eating. I suspect it must have been a very small colony of some sponge which it has completely enveloped. Let's hope it is not so rare that you or your team never see it again
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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