Hopkinsia sp. laying eggs

March 4, 2003
From: Leanne Atkinson

Note added 10 Dec. 2007: This species has been identified as Okenia atkinsonorum [see message #21273].

Dear Bill,
I know my husband David sent you a picture of the eggs of this species before but there didn't seem to be any in the collection of them actually laying eggs. Here are two that I have taken.

Location: " The Pink Wall ",Halifax Sponge Gardens, Marine Reserve, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia.
Date: January 2001
Depth: 20m
Daytime, high tide.

Regards,
Leanne Atkinson.

atk@hunterlink.net.au

Atkinson, L., 2003 (Mar 4) Hopkinsia sp. laying eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9320

Thanks Leanne,
A very valuable addition
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 4). Comment on Hopkinsia sp. laying eggs by Leanne Atkinson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9320

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