Fryeria rueppelii from Egypt

September 26, 2002
From: Michael Mrutzek

Dear Bill,
Here is another slug from the Red Sea for use in the Forum.

Data: Reef off Hurghada, Red Sea coast of Egypt, 25m, August, 2002 Photo: Copyright Michael Mrutzek

Michael

Mrutzek@meeresaquaristik.de

Mrutzek, M., 2002 (Sep 26) Fryeria rueppelii from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8040

Dear Michael,
Many of the photos you have sent are of the nudibranch family Phyllididae. These are often quite common, or at least very visible during the day, because they retain noxious chemicals from their sponge food in their own tissues, much like the ovulid in your earlier message. This species is Fryeria rueppelii, a species which is only known from the Red Sea.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Sep 26). Comment on Fryeria rueppelii from Egypt by Michael Mrutzek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8040

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