Chelidonura amoena in Taiwan

July 25, 2006
From: Alex Tattersall

Hi there,

Not sure if you want these but yesterday on the NE Coast of Taiwan I saw several of these slugs [Chelidonura amoena ] ... one was in the process of laying eggs as you can see in the second picture.

Locality: Long Dong Wan, 7-10metres, Taiwan NE Coast, Pacific, 23 July 2006. Length: 30mm. Photographer: Alex Tattersall.

I have more Taiwan slug shots if you are interested.

Best wishes
Alex

alex_tattersall@hotmail.com

Tattersall, A.M., 2006 (Jul 25) Chelidonura amoena in Taiwan. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17211

Dear Alex,
Thanks for these pictures. This group of slugs [Aglajidae] seem to shape their bubble-shaped egg mass by first wrapping the string of eggs around the head, as the animal has done in your photo.

I would be interested in seeing other photos you have from Taiwan, although I can't guarantee they will be posted as quickly as this message.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 25). Comment on Chelidonura amoena in Taiwan by Alex Tattersall. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17211

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