Cerberilla affinis from Fairy Bower

February 22, 2006
From: Les Schumer

Hi Bill,
I spotted this guy at Fairy Bower and thought you may be interested in the colouration. It's a fair bit more colourful than other examples of the species i've seen to date.

Locality: Fairy Bower (near Manly), Sydney, 3 metres, New South Wales, Australia,  7 February 2006, Sandy bed near rocks. Length: 50 mm. Photographer: Les Schumer.

Thanks for the great site!
Les

LSchumer@Chartres.com.au

Schumer, L.J., 2006 (Feb 22) Cerberilla affinis from Fairy Bower. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15914

Dear Les,
Thanks for the photo. I am not sure from your message whether you mean you see it quite often or you've seen it in photos. Species of Cerberilla are not that often seen because they usually burrow in the sand. If you do see it now and again it would be nice to find out what it is eating. I guess it is eating a sea anemone of some sort but we don't know what sort and we don't know if they eat them on the surface or sneakily attack from beneath the sand.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 22). Comment on Cerberilla affinis from Fairy Bower by Les Schumer. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15914

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