Notodoris minor from Tufi, Papua New Guinea

October 2, 2001
From: Des Paroz

Dear Bill
Attached are 3 photos of 2 different specimens of Notodoris minor I photographed recently on Stewarts Reef, offshore of Tufi, Papua New Guinea. Depth was about 26m, and water temp 28C. N. minor was quite abundant at this reef, and also at the nearby, aptly named, Minor Reef.

Gills are showing quite clearly in the Upper right photo.

Des

des@paroz.com

Paroz, D., 2001 (Oct 2) Notodoris minor from Tufi, Papua New Guinea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5349

Thanks Des,
I see in the Lower Right photo that the Notodoris has almost completely eaten the colony of calcareous sponge it is sitting on, and is almost surrounded by piles of discarded sponge spicules.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Oct 2). Comment on Notodoris minor from Tufi, Papua New Guinea by Des Paroz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5349

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