Austraeolis catina and its sponge

April 16, 2007
From: Bill Rudman

Concerning message #19779:

Dear Marianne and Dave,
When I was reading Dave's comments on Marianne's Austraeolis catina, I was struck again by the fact that this slug seems to be always on the same or a very similar looking sponge in all the photos we have of it on the Forum. And it also seems to be on it in Marianne's message and in the photo in Caribbean Sea Slugs.  As I commented in an earlier message [#14798], it seems this species may feed on a hydroid with an obligate association with this sponge. It would be a nice little project for a studnet to investigate

Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Apr 16) Austraeolis catina and its sponge. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19814

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