Nembrotha purpureolineata feeding?
October 25, 2002
From: Scott Johnson
[Note added 4 March 2008: This is the new species Nembrotha aurea - see message #21419]
Hi Bill,
Attached is a photo of either Nembrotha purpureolineata or N. rutilans. The photo was taken by Patrick Zurick at a dive site called Pink Beach/Pantai Merah off the island of Komodo, Indonesia, on August 19 of this year at about 5:20 pm. It appears that the animal might be eating those pale blue tunicates on the substrate just in front of its head.
Scott
johnson@kmr.ll.mit.edu
Johnson, S., 2002 (Oct 25) Nembrotha purpureolineata feeding?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8239Thanks Scott,
You are right to hesitate over the identity of these animals. I will put them with your first choice, Nembrotha purpureolineata, but not with any great conviction. It certainly seems to have more than a passing interest in the blue ascidians, but I can't really see if any of the oral tube is evereted.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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