Chromodoris splendida from sthn Queensland

May 18, 2006
From: Ian Banks

Bill,
Another variation of Chromodoris splendida for your list. It was found on Palm Beach Reef. This rocky reef has hard and soft coral, sponges, ascidians and algae. Does Chromodoris splendida only feed on sponges?

Locality: Palm Beach Reef, Gold Coast, 10 metres, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 8 September 2005, Rocky Reef. Length: 3cm. Photographer: Ian Banks.

Regards
Ian

ianbanks@bigpond.com

Banks I.W., 2006 (May 18) Chromodoris splendida from sthn Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16638

Dear Ian,
All nudibranchs are specialised feeders, and chromodorids are no exception. They are all sponge feeders, and each species has one or a few sponge species on which it exclusively feeds. C. splendida feeds on a few pink, orange and yellow species of Dictyodendrilla and Darwinella.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (May 18). Comment on Chromodoris splendida from sthn Queensland by Ian Banks. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16638

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