Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ?
August 25, 2006
From: Joseph De Vroe
Dear Bill,
Is this Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ?
Locality: Saqwa (Galawa), 10m, El Gouna, Egypt, Red Sea, 21 July 2006, sandy. Length: 8cm. Photographer: Joe De Vroe.
Joe De Vroe
joe.devroe@skynet.be
De Vroe, J., 2006 (Aug 25) Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17492Dear Joe,
You quite often find a nudibranch with the genital aperture slightly swollen like in your photo. Usually it is a response to meeting another animal of the same species, but sometimes it can be a prelude to egg-laying.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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