Flabellina verrucosa egg masses

March 26, 2007
From: Jackie Hildering

Hello Bill,

Of this one we can be fairly certain - Flabellina verrucosa and its eggs on the well grazed bushy pink-mouthed hydroids (Ectopleura crocea).

Locality: Marg's Wall (Plumper Island Group), 37', British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean, 18 March 2007, Wall. Length: 1.5 cm. Photographer: Jackie Hildering.

Jackie

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Hildering, J. & Miller, G., 2007 (Mar 26) Flabellina verrucosa egg masses. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19723

Hi Guys,
Great observation. We need more of these. Although the egg masses of many species of aeolids are known and well documented, many are not. Your shots here show an interesting morphology to this species' egg mass. This loosely tangled chain of egg capsules is quite characteristic.

Thanks so much,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2007 (Mar 26). Comment on Flabellina verrucosa egg masses by Jackie Hildering. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19723

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