Nudibranchs from the Aegean sea
November 20, 2002
From: Haluk Akbatur
Dear Bill,
Thanks for your Umbraculum comments. I have these slides taken in the Aegean Sea in 1999. As I know very little basic information about these species and their feeding habits, I have some questions. First of all what are these two nudibranchs?. I think the violet one is Flabellina pedata or F. ischitana which has autotomised its cerata or been eaten by the yellow species??
Best wishes,
Haluk
lasergoz@ttnet.net.tr
Akbatu, H., 2002 (Nov 20) Nudibranchs from the Aegean sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8425Dear Haluk,
The violet nudibranch is most probably Flabellina pedata, and as you say its cerata have either been autotomised or damaged in some way. However the orange-spotted animal is not to blame. This is Trapania maculata which belongs to a group of nudibranchs that feed on entoprocts, small stalked animals, which previously used to be mistaken for bryozoans.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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