Are these Glossodoris tomsmithi eggs?

May 3, 2006
From: Mike Roberts

Hi

I found this specimen at about 25 fsw in the Makena area of South Maui April 24, 2006. I assume I have the slug ID right - Glossodoris tomsmithi - but these eggs were about 8 inches away. A match?

Locality: Makena area of South Maui, 25 feet, Hawaii, USA, Pacific, 24 April 2006, 50 vis lava/reef. Length: 1 inch. Photographer: Mike Roberts.

Thanks!
Mike

mike@tortuga-web.com

Roberts, M.B., 2006 (May 3) Are these Glossodoris tomsmithi eggs?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16460

Dear Mike,
The slug is indeed G. tomsmithi. but I can't confirm the identity of the eggs. I can't recall a chromodorid laying such thin and 'frilly' egg ribbon such as this. I am afraid finding a nudibranch close to an egg mass is not good evidence of ownership. Some species do lay their eggs on their food, and so say nearby, but many don't and crawl away as soon as the ribbon is deposited.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (May 3). Comment on Are these Glossodoris tomsmithi eggs? by Mike Roberts. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16460

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