Flabellina albomarginata from New Zealand

September 12, 2007
From: Ian Skipworth

Hi Bill

These are a couple of recent photos of Flabellina albomarginata from the Poor Knights they are particluarly abundant at the moment. They appear to feed on a variety of hydroids and on several occasions I've seen them seen them munching on Tubularia.

Locality: Poor Knights Islands, 12 m, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean, 01 September 2007, Rocky reef. Length: 7 mm. Photographer: Ian Skipworth.

Cheers
Ian

ianskip@xtra.co.nz

Skipworth, I.R., 2007 (Sep 12) Flabellina albomarginata from New Zealand. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20691

Dear Ian,
Thanks for these photos. They certainly show one animal eating the Tubularia polyp, and the characteristic white line along the edge of the foot.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 12). Comment on Flabellina albomarginata from New Zealand by Ian Skipworth. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20691

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