Cuthona punicea from British Columbia

October 21, 2003
From: Paul Sim

Hello Bill,
Do you think this animal is the Cuthona punicea? It does appear to be in the queue for dining on the purple hydroid Corymorpha sp along with some already seated copepods, as Sandra Millen outlined in earlier dialog.

Date = Sept 2, 2003
Location = N.E. Pearse, Plumper Island Group, British Columbia, Canada
Terrain = wall
Depth = 60 feet
Temp = 50 degrees farenheit
Equip = Nikonos-V, 1:1, Fuji Superia

Paul Sim

plsim@shaw.ca

Sim, P., 2003 (Oct 21) Cuthona punicea from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11233

Thanks Paul,
I'm glad to get one from you I feel confident about. I am sure your id is correct. The animal looks the right colour and shape and it's on the right hydroid.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Oct 21). Comment on Cuthona punicea from British Columbia by Paul Sim. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11233

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