Re: Gastropteron rubrum from Turkey

February 18, 2004
From: Umut Tural

Dear Bill ,
Fİrst of all thank you for [your response]. When we saw the Gastropteron rubrum at 45m, it was swimming near the bottom. When we approached it, it was disturbed by our activity in the water then descended to the bottom and tried to hide & camouflage itself amongst the grasses & plant cover without any colour variation. A question - could it feed feed on Caulerpa racemosa???

This species is still known as Gastropteron meckeli in Turkey. Thanks for the article in the Forum which explains which is the correct name to use.
Many thanks for this forum.
Best regards
Umut Tural.

umuttu@tnn.net

Tural, U., 2004 (Feb 18) Re: Gastropteron rubrum from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12252

Dear Umut,
Thanks for the background information. Concerning what it eats. All the families related to the Gastropteridae - Aglajidae, Philinidae, Scaphandridae - are carnivores, and its digestive system is designed for carnivory. I suspect gastropterids eat some sort of worm but what sort is till a mystery
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Feb 18). Comment on Re: Gastropteron rubrum from Turkey by Umut Tural. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12252

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