Hypselodoris zephyra - feeding observations

April 2, 2007
From: Bruce Wilkie

Hi Bill,
I have been looking through the Forum and you don`t appear to have feeding records of Hypselodoris zephyra. I have included 3 feeding photo`s for your records. I hope you are able to id the sponges.

Locality: Upper photo [cream sponge] Flat Rock North Stradbroke Island, 14 metres, Queensland Australia, Pacific ocean, 11 March 2007, rocky reef with sponges, hard & soft corals . Length: 25mm. Lower photo [pinkish sponge]  Manta bommie, North Stradbroke Island, 10 metres, Queensland Australia, Pacific ocean, 23 December 2006, rocky reef with sponges, hard & soft corals . Length: 20 mm.  Photographer: Bruce Wilkie.

Many Thanks,
Bruce Wilkie.

brucedwilkie@yahoo.com.au

Wilkie,B, 2007 (Apr 2) Hypselodoris zephyra - feeding observations. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19789

Dear Bruce,
Thanks very much for these records. I have only included two of your photos, as I am not sure what the third 'sponge' is - it may be an ascidian. The other two are excellent examples of the sponge genus Dysidea. They certainly improve on Erwin Kodiat's tantalising photo in which we can see the colourful oral tube everted [message #15445] but no sponge is visible.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Apr 2). Comment on Hypselodoris zephyra - feeding observations by Bruce Wilkie. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19789

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