Triopha maculata from Monterey, CA

October 25, 2002
From: Clinton Bauder


Hi Bill,
Here is another one for the Forum. This is the yellow phase of Triopha maculata. It's about 150mm long and was found on a sandy bottom near the Monterey Breakwater, California, at a depth of about 10m. I don't know if it was eating the bryozoans on the kelp or not. It was crawling along at a good clip on the kelp when we found it and I'll admit to picking it up and putting it back for the photo after it crawled onto the sand.
Clinton

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Bauder, B., 2002 (Oct 25) Triopha maculata from Monterey, CA. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8067

Thanks Clinton,
Certainly another interesting addition to the Forum
Bill Rudman

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