Pleurobranchea maculata from Victoria, Australia

September 10, 2005
From: Trevor McMurrich

I was recently snorkelling at Portarlington Pier, Victoria, Australia just after sunset. I found dozens of Pleurobranchea maculata and many strands of eggs. I have attached a photo of eggs and one of a Pleurobranchea maculata in the process of laying them.

Locality: Portarlington Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Depth: 1 - 3 metres. Length: 50 - 60 mm. 24 August 2005. sandbar. Photographer: Trevor McMurrich

Trevor McMurrich

trevm@leopold.vic.edu.au

McMurrich, T, 2005 (Sep 10) Pleurobranchea maculata from Victoria, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14709

Thanks Trevor,
It would be interesting to know if they exhibited any particular mating behaviour as illustrated in Dong Bum Koh's messages [see #13642] from Sth Korea
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Sep 10). Comment on Pleurobranchea maculata from Victoria, Australia by Trevor McMurrich. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14709

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