Triopha maculata from California

July 30, 2004
From: Bruce Wight


Hi guys, hope all is well with all of you. We went out to San Miguel Island, Channel Ids, California, over the weekend [July 2004] with the SDUPS. Water clarity was poor, but the place was loaded as always with branchs. Photographed a couple I need
help identifying. This one appears to be a Triopha of some kind.
Thanks
Bruce Wight

bruce.c.wight@boeing.com

Wight,, B., 2004 (Jul 30) Triopha maculata from California. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12708

Thanks Bruce,
You will see in Jeff Goddard's message [#12724] that he thinks this is a colour form of Triopha maculata. It seems to be feeding - or at least to be quite interested in - the branching bryozoan colony in the close-up alongside. Can anyone identify it or comment on whether it is a potential food of this species?
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jul 30). Comment on Triopha maculata from California by Bruce Wight. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12708

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