Aegires villosus from Kapalai

September 5, 2003
From: Mabel Fang


Hi Bill

This unusual spiky nudi was spotted hitching a ride on a green sea cucumber
on a sandy bottom.

Could you kindly identify it for me?
Thanks.

Length: less than 1cm
Depth: 36 ft
Date: 12 Aug 2003
Location: Kapalai, East Malaysia

Regards
Mabel Fang

barramundi@mac.com

Fang, M., 2003 (Sep 5) Aegires villosus from Kapalai. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10901

Dear Mabel,
Thanks for this nice photo of Aegires villosus. It is a calcareous sponge feeder, so its presence on a large sea cucumber is clearly an error of judgement on the part of the nudibranch.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Sep 5). Comment on Aegires villosus from Kapalai by Mabel Fang. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10901

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