Glossodoris sedna from Turks and Caicos
June 29, 2006
From: Florent Charpin
Dear Bill,
After reading in message #15600 about how little is known of the geographical distribution of Glossodoris sedna in the Caribbean I'd like to share with you a sighting of two G. sedna in West Caicos (Turks and Caicos) in January 2005. The two nudibranchs were about one foot apart. Unfortunately the pictures taken are of very poor quality.
Locality: West Caicos, Turks and Caicos, 50 feet, Turks and Caicos, West Atlantic Ocean, 15 January 2005. Photographer: Lucia M. Kim.
Thanks!
Florent
florent1@gmail.com
Charpin, F., 2006 (Jun 29) Glossodoris sedna from Turks and Caicos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17015Dear Florent,
Thanks for this extra piece of information. The animal in the upper photo seems to have lost quite a bit of its mantle skirt around the gills. I would be interested to know if the blackish-grey sponge it is sitting on is where it was found? There is still a bit of a mystery about what sponge or sponges this species eats, so any association with a sponge may prove to be a useful clue.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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