Gymnodoris striata from Egypt

October 1, 2002
From: Michael Mrutzek

Dear Bill,
Here is a photo of another slug from the Red Sea for use in the Forum.

Data: Inside Disha Reef, 6 meters, off Hurghada, on the Red Sea coast of Egypt, August, 2002. Photo: Copyright Michael Mrutzek.

Michael

Mrutzek@meeresaquaristik.de

Mrutzek, M., 2002 (Oct 1) Gymnodoris striata from Egypt. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8032

Thanks Michael,
This is Gymnodoris striata, a nudibranch that hunts down and eats other sea slugs.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Oct 1). Comment on Gymnodoris striata from Egypt by Michael Mrutzek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8032

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