Re: Plocamopherus ceylonicus from Ratnagiri, India

November 4, 2009
From: Vishal Bhave

Concerning message #22707:

Egg case of same specimen

Locality: Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India, Arabian sea, 20 October 2009, In captivity . Photographer: Vishal Bhave.

Vishal Bhave

vishalbhave@gmail.com

Bhave, V.J, 2009 (Nov 4) Re: Plocamopherus ceylonicus from Ratnagiri, India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22742

Dear Vishal,

Thanks. It is interesting to see the egg ribbon laid on a hydroid colony as Plocamopherus feeds on bryozoans. Presumably it does not feel the stinging cells [nematocysts] of the hydroid polyps when it is laying the egg ribbon.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Nov 4). Comment on Re: Plocamopherus ceylonicus from Ratnagiri, India by Vishal Bhave. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22742

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