Aegires villosus from Kapalai
September 5, 2003
From: Mabel Fang
Hi Bill
This unusual spiky nudi was spotted hitching a ride on a green sea cucumber
on a sandy bottom.
Could you kindly identify it for me?
Thanks.
Length: less than 1cm
Depth: 36 ft
Date: 12 Aug 2003
Location: Kapalai, East Malaysia
Regards
Mabel Fang
barramundi@mac.com
Fang, M., 2003 (Sep 5) Aegires villosus from Kapalai. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10901Dear Mabel,
Thanks for this nice photo of Aegires villosus. It is a calcareous sponge feeder, so its presence on a large sea cucumber is clearly an error of judgement on the part of the nudibranch.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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