Marionia levis feeding
June 1, 2005
From: Binyamin Koretz
Hi Bill,
As you requested [message #13830], here is a photo of Marionia levis on its food coral - the soft coral formerly known as Parerythropodium fulvum.
Fabricius and Alderslade's book "Soft Corals and Sea Fans" (published in 2001 by AIMS) has a very similar picture on page 88 (and thanks to my friend Dr. Jacob Dafni for bringing that to my attention). According to the text, all species of Parerythropodium were reclassifed in Rhytisma (Alderslade, 2000).
Locality: Eilat, Lighthouse Beach, Israel. Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat). Depth: 9 m. Length: ca. 1 cm. 25 May 2005 (night). corals and rubble. Photographer: Binyamin and Shulamit Koretz
Best regards
Binyamin
binyamin@koretz.net
Koretz, B., 2005 (Jun 1) Marionia levis feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13893Dear Binyamin,
Thanks for this - wouldn't life be wonderful if all requests were answered so dutifully! Is this a soft coral that has its polyps extended at night or during the day? Why I ask is that a specimen I was sent of this species some years ago had its gut packed full of polyps, each of which had been neatly cut off at the base of the stalk. This species apparently feeds only on extended polyps.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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