Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding

January 15, 2004
From: Leanne & David Atkinson


Dear Bill,
The following photographs show Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding on a dark grey or black spnge. The first photo shows it in the head down position I found it in. It wasn't a good angle so I moved it and noticed that the mouth parts had been extended. We then placed it beside the sponge and it crawled back extending its mouth. You can see the mouth in shots 2 and 3. You already have some good shots of it feeding on the site. These are from a different location. Hope they are of interest.

Date: 28 December 2003
Locality: Fly Point, Marine Reserve, Port Stephens, NSW, Australia.
Time: 1:30pm Tide: High, 1.6m
Depth: 8m
Length:60mm

Thanks for your help,
Yours sincerely,
Leanne & David Atkinson

atk@hunterlink.net.au

Atkinson, L. & D., 2004 (Jan 15) Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11886

Dear Leanne & David,
We have not yet reached the stage where we have too many photos showing feeding. In fact of those for this species yours are the only ones where the sponge structure is probably clear enough for a positive identification.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jan 15). Comment on Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding by Leanne & David Atkinson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11886

Factsheet

Chromodoris collingwoodi

Related messages

  1. Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding & breeding
    From: Leanne and David Atkinson, March 23, 2010
  2. Re: Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding observations
    From: Bruce Wilkie, June 21, 2007
  3. Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding observations
    From: Leanne & David Atkinson, January 31, 2007
  4. Chromodoris collingwoodi laying eggs
    From: Leanne & David Atkinson, January 12, 2006
  5. Chromodoris collingwoodi from sthrn Queensland
    From: Gary Cobb, August 10, 2004
  6. Chromodoris collingwoodi egg mass
    From: Nerida Wilson, February 19, 2004
  7. Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding
    From: Leanne & David Atkinson, February 17, 2004
  8. Re: Chromodoris collingwoodi from South China
    From: Mabel Fang , October 16, 2003
  9. Chromodoris collingwoodi from South China Sea
    From: Mabel Fang, October 13, 2003
  10. Chromodoris collingwoodi from Port Stephens
    From: Dave Harasti, June 13, 2003
  11. Chromodoris collingwoodi from Bali
    From: Stuart Hutchison, February 19, 2002
  12. Chromodoris collingwoodi from Hong Kong
    From: Leslie Chan, July 13, 2001
  13. Chromodoris collingwoodi from Hong Kong
    From: Bill Rudman & Brian Darvell, July 13, 2001
  14. Re: Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding
    From: Jeff Goddard, June 24, 2000
  15. Chromodoris collingwoodi feeding
    From: Mary Jane Adams, June 22, 2000
  16. Chromodoris collingwoodi from Sydney
    From: A. Lumnitzer & D. Piotrowska, May 22, 2000

Show factsheet and all related messages