Another Palythoa-feeding slug

October 17, 2002
From: Michael Mrutzek


Hey Bill
Hope all is well?? I saw two other Slugs? in my tanks over here. One definitely eats Palythoa and the other one will eat Stolonifera types. The first one is at maximum 3 mm long. Normally I put the Palythoa in freshwater for 3 minutes and so most of them will die.
Is this interesting?
Michael

Michael@meeresaquaristik.de

Michael Mrutzek, 2002 (Oct 17) Another Palythoa-feeding slug. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8185

Dear Michael,
I am interested in any natural history information on feeding, breeding etc so yes your observations are interesting, especially if the animals are identifiable. This animal is in fact a flatworm, but as I mention separately, your second animal is very interesting
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Oct 17). Comment on Another Palythoa-feeding slug by Michael Mrutzek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8185

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