Nudibranch feeding on Stolonifera
October 17, 2002
From: Michael Mrutzek
Hey Bill
Here is the other slug I mentioned in my other message. In my aquarium it will eat Stolonifera
types.
Is this interesting?
Michael
Michael@meeresaquaristik.de
Mrutzek, M., 2002 (Oct 17) Nudibranch feeding on Stolonifera. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8186
Dear Michael,
Yes this is interesting. It is Dermatobranchus albus, which is apparently not uncommon throughout the Indo-West Pacific. However we have no information on what it eats. Other species of Dermatobranchus are known to feed on soft corals and gorgonians, so your report of it feeding on the related stoloniferans is not unusual. Can you give us any idea on the identity of the stoloniferan, or have you a photo perhaps?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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