Chromodoris elisabethina feeding

April 7, 2006
From: Guido & Philippe Poppe


Dear Bill

Here are some photos of Chromodoris elisabethina you may find interesting from our website on Philippines marine life at
http://www.poppe-images.com/.

I am sorry that the data we keep is not as extensive as you ask for but we spend our time taking photos of all marine life rather than detailed observations of a few.

Upper photo: Hadsan, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. 25 m. Night. 2005. Lower photo: Coral Point, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines.28 m. Night. 2005. Photos: Copyright Guido & Philippe Poppe.

Best wishes,
Guido & Philippe Poppe

 

philippe@conchology.be

Poppe, G. & Poppe, P., 2006 (Apr 7) Chromodoris elisabethina feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16254

Dear Guido & Philippe,
Thanks for these valauable photos which show the food sponge of this species. I am pretty sure the juvemile in the lower photo is C. elisabethina. I suspect the apparent punctate pattern in the blue area, which makes it looks like C. annae, is a juvenile feature with the mantle still not completely pigmented. The sponge is a I think a species of Petrosaspongia on which the species is often found feeding. I suspect the large hole in the top of the colony has been greatly enlarged by the large spider crab which seems to be protecting it rather fiercely.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 7). Comment on Chromodoris elisabethina feeding by Guido & Philippe Poppe. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16254

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