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/8425

Dear 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

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Nov 20). Comment on Nudibranchs from the Aegean sea by Haluk Akbatur. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8425

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