Polycera hedgpethi? from Victoria, Australia
December 19, 2006
From: Martin Hing
Hi Bill,
Could you please help me identify this species? I think it is Polycera hedgpethi
This photo was taken on the 7th December 2006. The nudibranch was on a piece of kelp hanging on a pylon at Portarlington Pier in Victoria, Australia. This was at a depth of 3 metres on a sandy bottom. The specimen was about 10 mm in length.
Locality: Portarlington Pier, Portarlington, 3 m, Victoria, Australia, Southern Ocean, 7 December 2006, Pylon on sandy bottom. Length: 10 mm. Photographer: Martin Hing.
Thanks for your help
Martin Hing
martyhing@hotmail.com
Hing, M.L., 2006 (Dec 19) Polycera hedgpethi? from Victoria, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19035
Dear Marty,
Yes this is P. hedgpethi. When I saw your photo I thought the Polycera was interested in the white encrusting bryozoan growing on the kelp, as can be seen in the right of your upper photo [and lower right close-up], but then I noticed the branching plant-like growths above and below the slug, which are the arborescent bryozoans this species feeds on.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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