Rebecca's first Nudibranch

September 4, 2002
From: Paul Young


Dear Bill,
Rebecca, a newly certified diver, recently spotted her first nudibranch in the Southern Bahamas.
Paul.

young@underwater.org

Young, P., 2002 (Sep 4) Rebecca's first Nudibranch. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7893

Dear Paul,
This is Pauleo jubatus - it could almost be named after you! It is an interesting first find for Rebecca because unusually for an aeolid it feeds on a species of gorgonian. Most of its close relatives are hydroid feeders.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Sep 4). Comment on Rebecca's first Nudibranch by Paul Young. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7893

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