Chromodoris splendida laying eggs

March 11, 2003
From: Leanne & David Atkinson


Dear Bill,
I noticed you didn't have a photo of Chromodoris splendida laying eggs so we thought we'd send this one in to add to the collection.

Location: Fly Point, Marine Reserve
Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
Date: 31st December 2000
Time: 12:30pm
Tide: High tide 1.5m
Depth: 10m

Cheers,
Leanne & David Atkinson

atk@hunterlink.net.au

Atkinson, L & D., 2003 (Mar 11) Chromodoris splendida laying eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9319

Dear Leanne & David,
Thanks for this. It is often the most common ones we know least about. We just assume it must be reported somewhere. I suspect from the relatively large size of the eggs that this species as lecithotrophic larvae - that is larvae that spend a short non-feeding period in the plankton. Compare this photo with your photo of the egg ribbon of Ceratosoma amoena which has much smaller eggs and planktotrophic larvae which spend some time in the plankton feeding on phytoplankton.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 11). Comment on Chromodoris splendida laying eggs by Leanne & David Atkinson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9319

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