Hypselodoris emma feeding

November 27, 2007
From: Indra Swari Wonowidjojo

Dear Bill,

I photographed this Hypselodoris emma feeding during my trip in ambon and i think you will like this. It shows its buccal bulb completely everted as it feeds on a sponge.

Locality: Ambon, 10 metres, Indonesia, Ambon, 19 October 2007, Patches. Length: 6 cm. Photographer: Indra Swari Wonowidjojo

Best Regards,
Indra

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little_ninja98@hotmail.com

Wonowidjojo, I.S., 2007 (Nov 27) Hypselodoris emma feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21193

Dear Indra,

Thanks very much for this observation. The slug has certainly had a meal of the part of that part of the colony, only the fibrous bundles that make up its skeleton are still present. I assume the whitish sponge it is sitting on is part of the same colony. From the arrangement of the fibres I am pretty sure it is a species of Dysidea which would fit with the only other record we have of its food choice [message #11334 ]

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Nov 27). Comment on Hypselodoris emma feeding by Indra Swari Wonowidjojo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21193

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