Archidoris pseudoargus - mass mortality in south Wales

August 13, 2008
From: Judith Oakley

Hi Bill

There were hundreds of sea lemons Archidoris pseudoargus washed up dead after gales and storms on Bracelet Bay beach, Mumbles, South Wales on 11 March 2008. Alongside them were many chunks of sponges that I presume they were feeding on off-shore in shallow water.

regards
Judith Oakley

jomoakley@binternet.com

Oakley, J., 2008 (Aug 13) Archidoris pseudoargus - mass mortality in south Wales. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21786

Dear Judith,

I usually think of sea hares when I think of mass mortality events like this, but I guess when the right conditions create a high density assemblage of any species, it has the potential, if things go wrong, to become a 'mass mortality event'.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Aug 13). Comment on Archidoris pseudoargus - mass mortality in south Wales by Judith Oakley. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21786

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