Phyllodesmium poindimiei, from Bare Island, Sydney

September 19, 2005
From: N. Missenden

Hi Bill,
Just thought I would check and see if my id of this nudi is right, Phyllodesmium poindimiei? Are the orange round things inside the nudi body eggs..?

Locality: Bare Island, West Reef, Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Depth: 12 m. Length: 4 cm. 10 September, 2005. Broken reef, sandy bottom. Photographer: Nicholas Missenden

Regards
Nick

njmpm@iinet.net.au

Missenden, N.J., 2005 (Sep 19) Phyllodesmium poindimiei, from Bare Island, Sydney. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14744

Dear Nick,
Yes this is Phyllodesmium poindimiei, and the orange round things are the eggs, or more correctly the little small lobules in the ovary where the eggs are produced. Your two lower photos seem to show the animal on a 'stalk' od the soft-coral on which they have been feeding,. The polyps have either retracted or been eaten.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Sep 19). Comment on Phyllodesmium poindimiei, from Bare Island, Sydney by N. Missenden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14744

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