Hypselodoris zephyra feeding

November 14, 2007
From: Erwin Kodiat

Hi Bill,
I found this might be interesting for you. A Hypselodoris nigrostriata feeding on sponges (?).

Locality: Seraya, 10 meters, Bali, Indonesia, Lombok Sea, 10 November 2007, Patches. Length: 40 mm. Photographer: Erwin Kodiat.

Erwin Kodiat

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Kodiat, E., 2007 (Nov 14) Hypselodoris zephyra feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21115

Dear Erwin,

Thanks for this. It is certainly feeding as it has its large colorful oral tube everted.  However if Hypselodoris nigrostriata and Hypselodoris zephyra are different species, and I sometimes wonder, then your animal is best identified as H. zephyra, because the black lines tend to run parallel to each other rather than cross over.

I'm afraid the resolution of your photo is not detailed enough for me to see enough detail to identify the sponge but I suspect it is the species of Dysidea illustrated in Dave Mullins' message I posted yesterday [#21093].

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Nov 14). Comment on Hypselodoris zephyra feeding by Erwin Kodiat. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21115

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