Glossodoris atromarginata feeding [1]

June 27, 2007
From: Richard Swann


Hi Bill

Here are a few shots of Glossodoris atromarginata feeding !

Locality: Mamutik island,Kota Kinabalu, 17 meters, Sabah, Borneo, South China Sea, 10th June 2007, Reef slope, . Length: 30mm. Photographer: Richard Swann.

I have found Glossodoris spp particularly difficult to get good feeding shots of as they seem to completely hide their food whilst eating.

Hope you find them of use.

Best regards
Richard
www.downbelow.co.uk

richard@downbelow.co.uk

Swann, R., 2007 (Jun 27) Glossodoris atromarginata feeding [1]. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20018

Dear Richard,
I am not sure what - if anything - is happening here. In the upper photo I have put an arrow to show the mouth and there is no sign of a buccal apparatus emerging. The small pointed structures on each side are the small oral tentacles. In the middle photo there is still no sign of any buccal 'activity', and I am not sure why the head/mouth area seem to have swollen up so much. In the lower photo it's possible a thin tube could have everted down into the substrate but I can't see.

All I can suggest in cases like this is to gently nudge the animal and see if it is 'attached' by the feeding apparatus.

Thanks for your interest
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jun 27). Comment on Glossodoris atromarginata feeding [1] by Richard Swann. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20018

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