Aplysia juliana being eaten by crab
June 7, 2005
From: Dong Bum Koh
Dear Bill,
Here are a set of photos for your Forum showing living Aplysia sp. was eaten by Crab. Could you help ID this Seahare?
Locality: Hwa Soon. Jeju island, South Korea. Depth: 4 m. 19 Dec. 2004. Sandy bottom. Photographer: Byung Ro Yun
Best regards,
Dong Bum Koh
drkoh@seasee.co.kr
D. B. Koh, 2005 (Jun 7) Aplysia juliana being eaten by crab. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13926Dear Koh,
Thanks for this interesting predation record. Perhaps it was a crab that attacked the animals in your other message [#13918]. Concerning the identity of this Sea Hare. It is hard to be sure, but I suspect it is Aplysia juliana. Apart from general colour similarities, a Sea Hare being attacked like this would usually squirt out some red-purple ink. Aplysia juliana is one of the few species which doesn't produce purple ink, so that adds to the probability that it is that species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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