Bornella anguilla from Sulawesi
November 29, 2006
From: Mike Krampf
Just thought I'd share a couple of pics showing color variations of Bornella anguilla. The first one (6 -7 cm) was much larger than the second (3 -4 cm) one.
Locality: Bangka Island, 50 ft, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Celebes Sea, 23 October 2006, Fringing reef. Length: 6-7 cm. Photographer: Mike Krampf.
Mike
mtkrampf@yahoo.com
Krampf, M., 2006 (Nov 29) Bornella anguilla from Sulawesi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18590Dear Mike,
The colour of this species is quite spectacular. It always makes me think of a Roman mosaic. The smaller one in the lower photo, seems to have found a banquet. The area its crawling over seems to be covered in hydroids, which are the food of species of Bornella. What we don't know is whether they eat all hydroids or specialise on one or a few species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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