Chromodoris coi with eggs

November 24, 2009
From: Mirjam Broos


Dear John,

Going through some of our older pictures, I found some pictures of this Chromodoris coi with eggs. I thought it would be nice to share them.

Locality: Cabilao, Bamboo reef, Philippines, April 2008. Photographer: Geert Prast.

greetings,
Mirjam

mirjam.broos@planet.nl

Broos, M., 2009 (Nov 24) Chromodoris coi with eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22792

Dear Mirjam,

Thanks for another photo of this species' egg ribbon. As we see in an earlier message [#20191] this species has extracapsular yolk in its egg ribbon. Multiple reports are valuable because it shows that the extracapsular yolk in this species is not just the result of a single 'sick' animal.

Animals often lay their eggs near their food so when I get a photo with a lot of background I always scan around for potential food items. In the top left quarter of your photo I can see a dark purple growth which could well be Chelonaplysilla violacea which is the reported food sponge of this species. It is not definite proof but probably more than just a coincidence.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Nov 24). Comment on Chromodoris coi with eggs by Mirjam Broos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22792

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