Eggs of Gymnodoris ceylonica

September 14, 1999
From: Julie Marshall

Dear Bill,

Last week Scott Johnson posted some spectacular photos of Gymnodoris ceylonica. Attached is a photo of the eggs of this species. The egg mass was laid by an animal brought into the laboratory.

It was one of 18 animals found within a few days on the reef flat at Heron Island in November 1997.

Best wishes,

Julie Marshall

j.marshall@latrobe.edu.au

Marshall, J., 1999 (Sep 14) Eggs of Gymnodoris ceylonica. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1330

Thanks Julie,
It is interesting to see the eggs arranged in clusters of 20-40 as described by Johnson & Boucher (1983). According to them each egg has its individual capsule, as normal in opisthobranchs.
Bill Rudman.

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