Tochuina tetraquetra in British Columbia - feeding

April 22, 2010
From: Jan Kocian

I finally made it to the Browning Pass famous for beautiful underwater scenery and I was not disappointed. The Tochuina tetraquetra fit right in with the other colorful marine life covering every inch of the vertical wall. Abundance of the Red Soft Coral (Gersemia rubiformis) seems to be one of the reasons the Tochuina is rather common sight here.

Locality: Browning Pass, Nigei Island, 60 feet, British Columbia, Canada, Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2010, wall. Length: 140 mm. Photographer: Jan Kocian.

Jan Kocian

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Kocian, J, 2010 (Apr 22) Tochuina tetraquetra in British Columbia - feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23536

Dear Jan,

Thanks for these colourful photos. As you suggest, the presence of favourite food items is one of the main reasons nudibranchs are found at particular places. This soft coral is certainly reported to be one of the main food items of Tochuina

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2010 (Apr 22). Comment on Tochuina tetraquetra in British Columbia - feeding by Jan Kocian. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23536

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