Polycera aurantiomarginata - mating & eggs

March 27, 2003
From: Marina Poddubetskaia

Dear Bill,
As promised in my other message, here are the mating and spawning photos of what I think is Polycera aurantiomarginata. They also were taken by Patrice Petit de Voize [PdeVoize@aol.com] in Dakar, Senegal on the Tacoma wreck in April 2001. The water was cold, 15-17°C and the depth was from 6 to 12m.
Best regards,
Marina (and Patrice).

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2003 (Mar 27) Polycera aurantiomarginata - mating & eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9475

Dear Marina & Patrice,
The orange-yellow border to the foot is very clear in these photos. Thanks again for these very interesting photos. I assume the weed-like growth is the remains of an aborescent bryozoan that these animals have been feeding on. In other species I am familiar with, their food is often quite unrecognisable after they have eaten all the zooids off the stalks.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 27). Comment on Polycera aurantiomarginata - mating & eggs by Marina Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9475

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