Re: Facelina rubrovittata from southern France

February 11, 2008
From: Dominique Horst


Concerning message #4514:

Hello Bill,

For the first time I found Facelina rubrovittata.

I was lucky because it started eating hydroids. I don't know which species of hydroids, (Eudendrium sp?) but the Facelina seemed to appreciate them.

Locality: Antibes Cape, 7 m, France, Mediterranean sea, 16 December 2007. Length: 7 mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.

Kind regards,
Dom.

dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr

Horst, D., 2008 (Feb 11) Re: Facelina rubrovittata from southern France. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21318

Dear Dom,

Thanks for this interesting record. Hopefully someone can help with identifying the hydroid. I am not an expert on hydroids but I thought most species of Eudendrium consisted of branching colonies. Your photo suggests this has unbranched stalks, but it may be an early stage in colony growth.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Feb 11). Comment on Re: Facelina rubrovittata from southern France by Dominique Horst. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21318

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