Placida cf dendritica and eggs

April 11, 2003
From: Rachel Przeslawski

Hi Bill,
Considering the confusion surrounding this species (or group of species), I thought you might want to post these photos of Placida cf dendritica and eggs (spawned in lab). The adults were collected from Wollongong, NSW on Codium. I didn't notice the animals were even there until I got the Codium back to the lab. Their camoflauge is great, but they're all over the Codium here once you look!

Rachel Przeslawski

rachelp@uow.edu.au

Przeslawski, R., 2003 (Apr 11) Placida cf dendritica and eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9585

Thanks Rachel,
There seems to be no better camouflage than to colour yourselves with the chloroplasts directly from the algae your sitting and feeding on. This and Elysia maoria, whose egg you illustrated in your last message are the two common feeders on this Codium in New South Wales, so its nice to see the differences in their egg ribbons. This is the ribbon I have always assoiated with Placida cf dendritica so its nice to have it confirmed.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Apr 11). Comment on Placida cf dendritica and eggs by Rachel Przeslawski. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9585

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