Re: Chromodoris mandapamensis feeding

March 8, 2006
From: Colin Ogden

Concerning message #16024

Hi Bill,
here is another photo of the C. mandapamensis from a different angle which I believe shows that the pebble next to it is separate from its oral system. I didn't notice the position of the pebble in the first photo I sent which just shows how precise we have to be in making assumptions. Unfortunately a sighting of these nudi's here is extremely rare.

Locality: Sodwana Bay, 19 m, South Africa, Indian, Feb 2006, Coral Reef. Length: 40mm. Photographer: Nicola Orban.

regards
Colin

scubaco@iafrica.com

Ogden C. M., 2006 (Mar 8) Re: Chromodoris mandapamensis feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16050

Dear Colin,
It was fortunate that Nicola took a photo from this angle - and remarkable how similar in colour the stone and the oral tube is. The sad thing now is that we can't see what it is eating. I suspect it must have been a very small colony of some sponge which it has completely enveloped. Let's hope it is not so rare that you or your team never see it again
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Mar 8). Comment on Re: Chromodoris mandapamensis feeding by Colin Ogden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16050

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