Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ?

August 25, 2006
From: Joseph De Vroe

Dear Bill,

Is this Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ?

Locality: Saqwa (Galawa), 10m, El Gouna, Egypt, Red Sea, 21 July 2006, sandy. Length: 8cm. Photographer: Joe De Vroe.

Joe De Vroe

joe.devroe@skynet.be

De Vroe, J., 2006 (Aug 25) Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17492

Dear Joe,
You quite often find a nudibranch with the genital aperture slightly swollen like in your photo. Usually it is a response to meeting another animal of the same species, but sometimes it can be a prelude to egg-laying.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 25). Comment on Nembrotha megalocera ready for mating ? by Joseph De Vroe. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17492

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