Lobiger viridis from Gulf of Kachchh
April 13, 2010
From: Dishant Parasharya
Dear Dr. Bill,
The specimen of Lobiger viridis I photographed was feeding on Caulerpa sp. at Okha, at the mouth of the Gulf of Kachchh. Since last 3 years this is the first record of the species in our study.
Locality: coastal rock pools, 30 cm, Gujarat, India, Gulf of Kachchh [Gulf of Kutch], 31 March 2010, intertidal rockpool. Length: 32 mm. Photographer: Dishant Parasharya.
Regards
Dishant
dparasharya@gmail.com
Parasharya, D. P., 2010 (Apr 13) Lobiger viridis from Gulf of Kachchh. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23459Thanks Dishant,
The parapodial lobes on your animal are very long. Perhaps it has never needed to drop them off in its defence? Like lizards dropping their tail, Lobiger can drop off one or more of these lobes if it is attacked, often exuding a sticky white distasteful secretion from the skin. [see Autotomy page]
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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