Phyllodesmium macphersonae from Jervis Bay

February 22, 2006
From: Leander Wiseman

Bill,
In an earlier post you mentioned looking for more images of Phyllod. macphersonae and in particular the substrate.

These pictures are of an individual found in about 12 m at the Nursery, Bowen Island, Jervis Bay on the 31/3/2005.

Locality: 'The Nursery', Bowen Island, Jervis Bay, 12 m, NSW, Australia,  31 March 2005, Bommie. Length: 15-20 mm. Photographer: Leander Wiseman.

Leander Wiseman.

leander.wiseman@yahoo.com

Wiseman, L.M., 2006 (Feb 22) Phyllodesmium macphersonae from Jervis Bay. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15896

Dear Leander,
I am always asking for the impossible - but I am forever optimistic. What I am hoping to find is what soft coral Phyllodesmium macphersonae is feeding on. I am sure it is one of the solar-powered species. In your close-up alongside, the brown specks are symbiotic plants called zooxanthellae, which I suspect the nudibranch gets from some soft-coral it feeds on. But I am having trouble finding it feeding - which is not surprising since the animals seems quite uncommon, and its prey may be quite small itself.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 22). Comment on Phyllodesmium macphersonae from Jervis Bay by Leander Wiseman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15896

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