Re: Siphopteron with eggs from northern N.S.W.

March 14, 2005
From: Denis Riek

Dear Bill,
Thanks for your reply [#13294], your help is much appreciated. Here is a better shot of Siphopteron sp. 5 with eggs. As you stated the eggs were in a clear jelly sac approx. 2 mm diameter and attached by a mucous thread.
The common estuary fish Microcanthus strigatus or "stripey" find these slugs very edible. Found three under one rock and two were gone in a flash.

Locality:  Brunswick River, N.S.W., Australia. Depth: 2 metres. Length: 4-5 mm. 11 March 2005. Under rock on rock wall. Photographer: Denis Riek

Regards,
Denis

denisriek@hotmail

Riek, D.W., 2005 (Mar 14) Re: Siphopteron with eggs from northern N.S.W.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13327

Thanks Denis,
I wondered from your earlier photo whether this animal had a pair of pointed 'tails' but from this photo we can see that the central part of the posterior foot is transparent and was also obscured by the partially extruded egg mass. Curious and hungry fish can be a pain when turning rocks, coral slabs etc. and are certainly a lesson in how dangerous it is for many sea slugs to be 'out and about' in daylight.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Mar 14). Comment on Re: Siphopteron with eggs from northern N.S.W. by Denis Riek. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13327

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