Glossodoris rufomarginata on shark
April 22, 2005
From: Kristin Anderson
Dear Bill
Have not come across Glossodoris rufomarginata very often here before and never when I have had a camera.
Locality: Blizzard Ridge, Lighthouse Bay, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia,
Indian Ocean. Depth: 13 m.Length: approx 6 cm. 28 March 2005. Limestone Coral Reef. Photographer: Kristin Anderson.
This one was obviously on a nudibranch dare from his buddies - that's a big wobbegong shark he is crawling across!
I wasn't game enough to get too close so the size is a guesstimate.
Kristin
kristin@exmouthdiving.com.au
Anderson, KJ, 2005 (Apr 22) Glossodoris rufomarginata on shark. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13619Dear Kristin,
I looked at your photos before reading the message, and wondered what it was crawling on. Certainly illustrates the dangers of assuming that what an animal is crawling on is likely to be its food.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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