Mating Chelidonura livida from Egypt
September 25, 2002
From: Michael Mrutzek
Dear Bill,
I am sending you some photos of slugs from the Red Sea for use in the Forum. They were taken on the reefs off Hurghada, on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, August, 2002. These two [Photo Copyright: Michael Mrutzek] were from Erg Estha, at dawn, 6 Meters.
Michael Mrutzek
Mrutzek@meeresaquaristik.de
Mrutzek, M., 2002 (Sep 25) Mating Chelidonura livida from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8036Dear Michael,
Thanks for these photos. They are of Chelidonura livida, a carnivorous 'bubble-shell' which probably feeds on small flatworms. Your upper photo showing the three animals together is of particular interest as it shows a 'mating chain' of 3 animals. I have discussed how mating chains develop in dense populations of Sea Hares. Aglajids, such as Chelidonura do the same.
Thanks for the photos of other species which I will post over the next few days.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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