Corambe steinbergae from California
October 5, 2007
From: Clinton Bauder
Hi Bill,
Back from another fun day on the Big Sur Coast. A long period swell made macro photography difficult but I did manage some improved images of Corambe steinbergae. These show the rhinophores and what I think are probably Corambe eggs.
Also to preempt the inevitable - yes, I do see the critter to the right of the Corambe s and it does look like a slug of some kind. Sadly I don't have any better images and whatever it is is very small indeed. Certainly I didn't see it when I took the pictures.
Locality: Little Sur Pinnacle, 10 meters, California, USA, Pacific, 28 September 2007, Macrocystis Kelp Blade. Length: 4 mm. Photographer: Clinton Bauder.
Clinton Bauder
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Bauder, C., 2007 (Oct 5) Corambe steinbergae from California. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20862
Dear Clinton,
Thanks for these photos and I have followed your hint about not starting a debate about the little juvenile 'something' in your photo. On safer ground, the eggs certainly look like those of Corambe. I have also included a closeup showing the extended bryozoan zooids, each with their circlet of feeding tentacles making them look much like a cnidarian polyp. For those of you who don't know, these bryozoans are the food of Corambe.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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