More Risbecia godeffroyana feeding

August 30, 2006
From: Nerida Wilson

Dear Bill and others,

I recently came across this pair of Risbecia godeffroyana feeding. Once I removed one of the animals, you could see the sponge skeleton remaining.

Locality: Gulewa, Misima Island, 7m, Papua New Guinea, 14 August 2006, Reef wall, low current area. Photographer: Nerida Wilson.

Cheers
Nerida

wilsong@auburn.edu

Wilson, N.G., 2006 (Aug 30) More Risbecia godeffroyana feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17662

Dear Nerida,
This is an excellent follow-up to Bruce Wilkie's message [#17600], as the skeleton is definitely a dysideid and most probably Euryspongia. A good example can be seen in  Scott Johnson's Hypselodoris maculosa  message [# 2155]. This sponge seems to be rather inept at protecting itself from overgrowth, in this case by the cnidarian colony.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 30). Comment on More Risbecia godeffroyana feeding by Nerida Wilson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17662

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