Re: Dendrodoris fumata in Japan

September 13, 2001
From: Jun Imamoto

Dear Bill
Thank you for your comments. Unfortunately I couldn't find an egg ribbon. But since you say that the type of egg ribbon is important in distinguishing the kind of sea slug, we will from now on look for them as well.
Thank you very much.
Best Regards,
Jun Imamoto

imamoto@wips.co.jp

Imamoto, J., 2001 (Sep 13) Re: Dendrodoris fumata in Japan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5228

Dear Jun,
It is certainly a good idea to look for egg ribbons but unless you can actually see an animal laying a ribbon you can't be sure who the eggs belong to. Apart from helping distinguish different species, eggs are often a very good way of knowing that cryptic (hard to see) nudibranchs are nearby, because often the egg ribbon is much easier to see than the adult slug. When looking for nudibranchs on bryozoans, hydroids, soft corals etc it is always useful to do a quick scan for eggs as an indicator that adults are nearby,
best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Sep 13). Comment on Re: Dendrodoris fumata in Japan by Jun Imamoto. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5228

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