Bulla ampulla from the Philippines

March 26, 2002
From: Erwin Koehler

Hi Bill,
I'm back from my recent trip to the Philppines with a lot of doubtful seaslugs (for me, of corse). Here is the first one from Malapascua Island, divesite "Japanese ship wreck", nightdive. Size 4cm, depth 6m, 22.Feb. 2002.
One interesting observation: I didn't find a single specimen of Nembrotha chamberlaini. On my other trips there were at least 2 or 3 at each dive.
Cheers,
Erwin

Erwin@medslugs.de

Koehler, E., 2002 (Mar 26) Bulla ampulla from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6541

Dear Erwin,
This is Bulla ampulla, which is the common big Bulla in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Concerning not being able to rely on Nembrotha chamberlaini to turn up for your visit. Nudibranchs are notoriously unreliable. I guess when both and your food have a risky planktonic larval stage, there must always be quite a bit of luck involved in finding your food when you need it.
Look forward to some more mysteries from your trip,
best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Mar 26). Comment on Bulla ampulla from the Philippines by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6541

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