Feeding in Hypselodoris orsinii

June 29, 2002
From: Jean-Pierre Bielecki


Hi Bill,
Here is a photo of
Hypselodoris orsinii on its food sponge Cacospongia sp. is a very common specie in south of France in mediterranean and among the similar blue chromodorids, there is a way very sure to identify it, is to see the small blue tubercles on the notum, sometimes only seeing with a magnifying glass, but always present.

Size: 1cm
depth: 20m
Cannes, Mediterranean coast of France, May 1999

Regards,
Jean-Pierre Bielecki.

bielecki.jeanpierre@free.fr

Bielecki Jean-Pierre, 2002 (Jun 29) Feeding in Hypselodoris orsinii. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7384

Dear Jean-Pierre,
Thanks for this photo. You can clearly see the feeding scars on the sponge and in the closeup photo [lower] you can see that the upper animal on the left has its oral tube everted onto the sponge - a sure sign of feeding.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jun 29). Comment on Feeding in Hypselodoris orsinii by Jean-Pierre Bielecki. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7384

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