Tritoniopsis frydis from Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea
May 25, 2005
From: Rod Dickson
Hi Dr Bill,
My sister, Kathryn Dickson sent in a photo of an orange Tritoniopsis frydis from Little Cayman a few months ago [message #12941 ]. I found this one-inch white specimen recently at a depth of 40 feet at Gay's Reef on the south side of LC, munching away on a gorgonian. Just thought you might be interested in the local colour variations here off of our little rock.
Locality: Little Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea. Depth: 12 m. Length: 1 inch.10 May 2005. patch reef. Photographer: Rod Dickson
Rod Dickson
chillin@candw.ky
Dickson, R., 2005 (May 25) Tritoniopsis frydis from Cayman Islands, Caribbean Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13826Dear Rod,
Thanks very much for continung the story. The photo clearly shows how this nudibranch scrapes the animal tissue off the skeleton of the gorgonian colony.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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