Chromodoris aureomarginata at Poor Knights

April 26, 2007
From: Ian Skipworth

Hi Bill

Concerning your request for feeding information on Chromodoris aureomarginata: As it happens, I did find C. aureomarginata a few weeks ago on a dive at the Poor Knights. This is the first time I've found this slug at the Knights. The only other occasion I've seen it was in Fiordland.

The attached photos may give some clues as to what the slug feeds on. From memory, it was on the move while I was photographing it.

Location: Bird Rock, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Depth: 12 m. 18 March 2007. Estimated length:15 mm. Photographer: Ian Skipworth

Cheers
Ian

skip@ianskipworth.com

Skipworth, I., 2007 (Apr 26) Chromodoris aureomarginata at Poor Knights. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19844

Dear Ian,
Thanks for the photo. I'm afraid I can't squeeze any feeding info from it - even before cropping the background - but its nice to get another photo of this endemic New Zealander.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Apr 26). Comment on Chromodoris aureomarginata at Poor Knights by Ian Skipworth. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19844

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