Re: Facelina rubrovittata feeding

April 7, 2009
From: Dominique Horst

Concerning message #21318:

Hi Bill,

This is another episode of Facelina rubrovittata feeding. It seems that it's feeding on the same hydroids as Caloria elegans.

Locality: Antibes, 12 m, France, Mediterranean sea, 22 March 2009. Length: 6 mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.

Best regards,
Dominique

dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr

Dear Dom,

Thanks for these photos. What was particularly interesting is how the animal appears to use the elongate anterior foot corners to hold the stalk of the polyp while it is in the process of eating it. This reminded me of a discussion  I had some time ago about an almost identical behaviour by Flabellina iodinea [see message #19389]. Perhaps it is a general behaviour amongst hydroid feeding aeolids with tentacular foot corners.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Apr 7). Comment on Re: Facelina rubrovittata feeding by Dominique Horst. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22356

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