Re: Flabellina iodinea mating

August 19, 2009
From: Jonathan S. Klenk


Concerning message #14779:

These pictures of Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl Nudibranch) mating were taken in march 2007 at Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California. I have a whole series of the mating behaviour, including where their genitals start protruding from their right-sides.

The first picture is just prior to mating. The second is where they are mating, and the third is post mating, where you can still see the sperm remaining in the vaginal opening of the Nudibranch on the right.

Locality: Catalina Island, 25 ft, So. California, USA, Pacific Ocean, 21 March 2007, Intertidal. Length: approx. 1 inch. Photographer: Jonathan S. Klenk.

Jonathan S. Klenk.

JKlenk@Scuba-Instr.com

Klenk, J.S., 2009 (Aug 19) Re: Flabellina iodinea mating. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22562

Dear  Jonathan,

Thanks for this nice series of photos

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Aug 19). Comment on Re: Flabellina iodinea mating by Jonathan S. Klenk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22562

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