Favorinus tsuruganus - new record from N.Z.

February 14, 2002
From: Gareth Jones

Hello again Bill,
I found this nudibranch at a depth of 15m at a site called Middle Arch at the Poor Knights Islands. It is about 15mm long. As usual any help with ID appreciated.

Cheers
Gareth Jones
Pacific Hideaway Charters
Tutukaka, NZ

rees@divenz.co.nz

Jones, G., 2002 (Feb 14) Favorinus tsuruganus - new record from N.Z.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6149

Dear Gareth,
This is another interesting find. Favorinus tsuruganus, first described from Japan has since been found in many parts of the western Pacific but I think this is the first record from New Zealand. It is a member of a genus which feeds primarily on the eggs of other opisthobranchs. It can change in colour from pale yellow to quite a deep orange-red depending on the colour of the eggs it has been eating.
best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Feb 14). Comment on Favorinus tsuruganus - new record from N.Z. by Gareth Jones. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6149

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