Re: Cuthona caerulea feeding

June 5, 2009
From: Dominique Horst


Concerning message #21455:

Hi Bill,

This is a Cuthona caerulea feeding on hydroids.
It should be a juvenile form as it's back is without any cerata and white ?

Locality: Antibes, 13 m, France, Mediterranean sea, 13/04/2009. Length: 4-5 mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.

Best regards,
Dominique

dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr

Horst, D., 2009 (Jun 5) Re: Cuthona caerulea feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22425

Thanks Dom,

I think the size is the greatest indicator of its age. I can see traces of yellow pigmentation on its head tentacles and some adult specimens of C. caerulea on the Forum have a similar band of white pigmentation down the dorsal midline. Even at this size we can see indications of its brilliant colour pattern

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Jun 5). Comment on Re: Cuthona caerulea feeding by Dominique Horst. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22425

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