Food of Rostanga pulchra

August 7, 2002
From: Brian Penney

Hi Bill-
Concerning your comments on the food of Rostanga pulchra. Actually, several other sponges have been confirmed as prey for R. pulchra, though in a PhD. thesis that, to my knowledge, was never published elsewhere. See:
• Anderson, E. S. 1971. The association of the nudibranch Rostanga pulchra MacFarland 1905 with the sponges Ophlitaspongia pennata, Esperiopsis originalis, and Plocamia karykina. PhD. Dissertation. University of California, Santa Cruz, Biology, Santa Cruz, CA.

She identified spicules present in the gut and/or feces, so as reliable as we can get.

Cheers,
Brian

bpenney@ualberta.ca

Penney, B., 2002 (Aug 7) Food of Rostanga pulchra. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7725

Thanks Brian,
Its unfortunate that work like this is never published.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

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