Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding

June 22, 2000
From: Mary Jane Adams

Dear Bill,

I found a pair of Chromodoris collingwoodi crawling around in a sandy bay with patch reef. When they came to some small black sponges they immediately began to feed, extending their mouths far beyond their mantles.

Length = 22mm, depth = 4 meters, Luadi, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, Nov. 24, 1995

Best regards,
Mary Jane

mjadams@earthlink.net

Adams, M.J., 2000 (Jun 22) Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2598

Dear Mary Jane,

Thanks very much for these photos. There can be no doubt that these animals are feeding. This is just the sort of valuable information that divers and amateur naturalists have but often don't realise its value. We know so little about the basic natural history of most sea slugs that a photograph like this is worth its weight in gold.

I know from talking to many visitors to the Forum who have never sent a message, that many of you feel hesitant to send messages and photos to the Forum because you are sure that what you have seen, or have a photo of, is common knowledge because you are not an expert. Nothing could be further from the truth. In this game everyone has the opportunity of being the expert on some aspect of even the most common sea slug's private life. So please, have a look at your photo collections and see if you have some photos which could be a scientific 'first'.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Jun 22). Comment on Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding by Mary Jane Adams. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2598

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