Nudibranch will travel by decorator crab

May 11, 2005
From: Dong Bum Koh

Dear Bill
Concerning the message #13718.
The photo is a evidence of Nudibranch will travel by decorator crab.

You can find a small nudibranch on the hydroids attached to this camouflaged decorator crab, Pugettia quadridens  .

Locality: Aewol, South Korea. Depth: 11 m. Length: Several mm. Sep. 1994. Rocky bottom. Photographer: Dong Bum Koh

Best regards,
Dong Bum Koh

drkoh@seasee.co.kr

D. B. Koh, 2005 (May 11) Nudibranch will travel by decorator crab. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13741

Dear Koh,
This is an interesting photo. It looks like the crab has cut off branches of the hydroid colony and attached them on its carapace. As you can see in the close-up photo there is indeed at least one nudibranch along for the ride. I am pretty sure it is Cuthona ornata.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 11). Comment on Nudibranch will travel by decorator crab by Dong Bum Koh. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13741

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