Trapania miltabrancha from Bali, Indonesia

July 9, 2008
From: Brian Francisco

Concerning message #19513:

Hi Bill

It's great to see that Trapania sp.11 now has a proper name. Attached are three additional photos to add to the record.

Locality: Tulamben, 10 meters, Bali, 30 Jan 2007, rubble slope. Length: 1 cm. Photographer: Brian Francisco.

Cheers
Brian

francisco.brian@gmail.com

Francisco, B., 2008 (Jul 9) Trapania miltabrancha from Bali, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21682

Dear Brian,

Thanks for the extra photos, and although you didn't realise thanks for confirming the food of this species. In your reply [#19557] to my comments about species of Trapania eating kamptozoans you say you'll be off trying to photograph kamptozoans. Looking carefully at one of these photos I have found two zooids which clearly confirm that these objects with 2 black spots are definitely kamptozoans. The two arrows I have added point to zooids which show the feeding tentacles just like Neilsen's drawing on the kamptozoan Fact Sheet. So I guess we can say that Trapania miltabrancha is another species of the genus which eats kamptozoa.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Jul 9). Comment on Trapania miltabrancha from Bali, Indonesia by Brian Francisco. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21682

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