Polycera aurantiomarginata - mating & eggs
March 27, 2003
From: Marina Poddubetskaia
Dear Bill,
As promised in my other message, here are the mating and spawning photos of what I think is Polycera aurantiomarginata. They also were taken by Patrice Petit de Voize [PdeVoize@aol.com] in Dakar, Senegal on the Tacoma wreck in April 2001. The water was cold, 15-17°C and the depth was from 6 to 12m.
Best regards,
Marina (and Patrice).
nembro@nembro.info
Poddubetskaia, M., 2003 (Mar 27) Polycera aurantiomarginata - mating & eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9475
Dear Marina & Patrice,
The orange-yellow border to the foot is very clear in these photos. Thanks again for these very interesting photos. I assume the weed-like growth is the remains of an aborescent bryozoan that these animals have been feeding on. In other species I am familiar with, their food is often quite unrecognisable after they have eaten all the zooids off the stalks.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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