Dermatobranchus in aquarium

February 28, 2003
From: William Wing

I can't seem to find anything like this in my books and so far on the forum
William Wing

wcwing@chartermi.net

Dear William,
I am about to a prepare a page of common aquarium hitch-hikers to make identifying these things a bit easier for aquarium keepers. This will certainly be there. It is a species of arminid nudibranch called Dermatobranchus. These animals feed on soft corals and almost certainly arrive in aquariums on soft coral colonies. There are quite a few small fairly nonedescript looking species which are impossible to identify at this stage.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Feb 28). Comment on Dermatobranchus in aquarium by William Wing. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9094

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