Nudibranchs of Southern Africa
February 10, 2001
From: Yvonne Rozsenich
[Note added 4 March 2008: This is the new species Nembrotha aurea - see message #21419]
Could you please tell me the name of the nudibranch that is on the cover of Terrence Gosliner's Nudibranchs of Southern Africa, and what it eats.
Thanks,
Yvonne
yrozsenich@earthlink.net
Rozsenich, Y., 2001 (Feb 10) Nudibranchs of Southern Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3748Dear Yvonne,
In Terry's book he identifies it as Nembrotha purpureolineata, which is one of a group of similarly coloured species which are still a bit of a puzzle. There may be a number of species, or just one which is very variable in colour.
Species of Nembrotha feed on colonial ascidians. Each species is probably quite choosy, but we don't know enough about these animals to be able to tell you which actual species of ascidian it will eat.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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