Re: Feeding in Hypselodoris festiva

September 6, 2002
From: Jun Imamoto

Dear Andrej and Bill.
Thank you for your comment. I agree that it is a polychaete worm. I observed the 'feeler' expanding and contracting.

Why does this animal do attack? I think the worm is being defensive rather than aggressive. If the sponge is eaten then the worm's place to hide disappears. It is pleasant to observe a sea slug and think about how it lives.
Best Regards,
Jun Imamoto
http://umiushi.zive.net/

imamoto@wips.co.jp

Imamoto, J., 2002 (Sep 6) Re: Feeding in Hypselodoris festiva. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7900

Thanks Jun,
Bill Rudman

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