Mediterranean Aplysia parvula - dwarf male?

July 18, 2002
From: Marina Poddubetskaia


Dear Bill,
There is a photo of Aplysia parvula mating (+ a close-up of smaller animal). These animals was found on algae Sphaerococcus coronopifolius.
I brought them to a tank (to better see them and to let them go away later). So, I saw them mating for over an hour. The photo was taken in the tank.

Date : July 05, 2002
Location : Cerbere, France [Mediterranean coast]
Site : La Ramere
Depth : 10m
Size of the bigger animal : about 2cm

Best wishes,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2002 (Jul 18) Mediterranean Aplysia parvula - dwarf male?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7499

Thanks Marina,
It's nice to get some photos of Mediterraean specimens of A. parvula, and some more examples of smaller animals mating with larger animals. I suspect, as in Volvatella vigourouxi, that this is a case of protandry, where the male reproductive system matures before the female system.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 18). Comment on Mediterranean Aplysia parvula - dwarf male? by Marina Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7499

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