Trapania maculata from Turkey
September 26, 2001
From: Baki Yokes
Dear Bill,
If these are Trapania maculata, then they are common in shallow waters of Northern Aegean islands. It is possible to see them even while snorkelling. They are usually found on rocky surfaces, and often in pairs.
Place: Bozcaada, Turkey
Divesite: Ayana
Depth: 1m
Size: 1cm
Date: August, 1996
Photo: Baki Yokes
Baki
bakiyokes@turk.net
Yokes, B., 2001 (Sep 26) Trapania maculata from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5337
Dear Baki,
It certainly looks like Trapania maculata. Interesting to see it on a sponge colony - Ircinia sp. perhaps? - which is one of its usual habitats. As you will see elsewhere on the Forum, these animals feed on entoprocts.
I am not sure if this species has been recorded this far east in the Mediterranean before. Hopefully our colleagues can let me know whether this, and your other contributions, are new records for the northeastern Mediterranean.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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