Hypselodoris fontandraui feeding

September 4, 2009
From: Antoni López-Arenas i Cama


Concerning message #22637:

Hi Bill,

Here are a pair of photos of Hypselodoris fontandraui feeding on Dysidea avara as you asked.

Locality: Cala d'Aiguafreda, Begur, Costa Brava., 19 metres, Spain, Mediterranean, 29 June 2008, Rocky wall. Length: 20 - 30 mm. Photographer: Antoni López-Arenas i Cama.

Glad to participate
Antoni

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López-Arenas, A., 2009 (Sep 4) Hypselodoris fontandraui feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22640

Dear Antoni,

Thanks very much. As I said previously [#16948 ], I am not sure if this sponge is Dysidea avara. Interestingly, the only other records we have of H. fontandraui are on this whitish sponge. In comparison, the pinkish sponge - which seems typical of Dysidea avara - is usually associated with Hypselodoris tricolor [see your message #22641].

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Sep 4). Comment on Hypselodoris fontandraui feeding by Antoni López-Arenas i Cama. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22640

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