Eggs

July 18, 2002
From: Alice Lee

Hi Bill,
I came across some circle of white stuff which seems like nudibranch eggs to me, it covers an area of 4cm x 4cm but there is no sign of nudibranch around, can you identify which nudibranch it belongs to or if it is nudibranch eggs.
Thanks.
Alice

alee@dlink.com.sg

Lee, A., 2002 (Jul 18) Eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7172

Dear Alice,
Yes they certainly look like nudibranch eggs. It is probably a species of dorid, but we don't know enough about the eggs of individual species to be able identify egg masses, except in a few special cases,
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 18). Comment on Eggs by Alice Lee. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7172

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