Tritonia festiva from Oregon

October 4, 2000
From: Jeff Goddard


Hi Bill,

Here are some photos and an account of the biology of Tritonia festiva for The Forum.

UPPER PHOTO: Tritonia festiva, 25 mm long, from Cape Arago, Oregon
LOWER PHOTO: Juvenile Tritonia festiva (right center) next to contracted polyps of Cryptophyton goddardi Williams, 2000 (center) on the underside of an intertidal boulder at Cape Arago. The polyps are 3 mm in diameter.

Best wishes,
Jeff

goddard@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Dear Jeff,
Thnks for the great photos of Tritonia festiva and one of the soft corals it feeds on, and for the information on Tritonia festiva. I have posted your photos of Tritonia festiva and its food, Alcyonium rudyi in a separate message.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Oct 4). Comment on Tritonia festiva from Oregon by Jeff Goddard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3081

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