Re: Food source for Tritonia diomedea

June 25, 1998
From: Kerry Clark

Paul,
You might try Renilla ("Sea Pansy") which occur in inshore waters in Georgia and the Carolinas; these are in the same order as Ptilosarcus (Pennatulacea). The Tritonia may require a training period to learn to eat the new food source, though. There are other Tritonia in the SE US that eat various gorgonians, but I am afraid that collection of gorgonians in quantity may not be environmentally wise. Renilla can be collected by dredging (or hand-picking at low tide), and you might check with shrimpers on the Georgia coast, as these animals may be a by-catch component, so would otherwise be wasted. It is also possible that shrimpers collect other sea-pens which might be perfectly acceptable to Tritonia diomedia.

Kerry Clark

Kerry Bruce Clark, Ph.D., F.A.A.A.S.
Professor of Biological Sciences, Assoc. Dept. Head (Graduate Coordinator)
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901-6988
Phone 1-407-674-8195

kclark@iu.net

Clark, K., 1998 (Jun 25) Re: Food source for Tritonia diomedea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/134

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