Crimora papillata from the Spanish Mediterranean

April 7, 2009
From: Miquel Pontes

Concerning message #22355:

Hi Bill,

Following the message by Dominique Horst regarding the "super-charged" orange coloration of northwestern Mediterranean specimens of Crimora papillata, you might be interested to know that specimens in the northwestern Mediterranean Spanish coast share the same trait as French Mediterranean animals.

I suppose that coloration in this species is closely related to feeding which, according to the documentation we have consulted, is based on encrusting bryozoans Chartella tenella. However, C. papillata egg strings have been observed on the bryozoan Flustra foliacea (Ballesteros, M. 1980).

Locality: Illa Mateua, L'Escala, Girona, 7 metres, Spain, Mediterranean Sea, 15 March 2008, Rocky bottom with scattered boulders.. Length: 10 mm.. Photographer: Miquel Pontes.

Miquel Pontes
www.marenostrum.org

mpontes@marenostrum.org

Pontes, M., 2009 (Apr 7) Crimora papillata from the Spanish Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22405

Thanks Miquel,
We still have a lot to learn about the basic natural history of most nudibranchs.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Apr 7). Comment on Crimora papillata from the Spanish Mediterranean by Miquel Pontes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22405

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