Tambja tenuilineata mating trouble!

May 31, 2007
From: Nicholas Missenden


Hi Bill,

Just thought I would send you a couple of pictures of these two Tambja tenuilineata having trouble mating in strong surge. These picture show how large the organs can actually get in comparison to the nudi itself.

Locality: Bare Island, South Wall, Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Depth: 18 m, Length: 4 cm. 29 September 2005. Broken reef, sandy bottom Photographer: Nicholas Missenden

Regards
Nick

njmpm@iinet.net.au

Missenden, N.J., 2007 (May 31) Tambja tenuilineata mating trouble!. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14967

Dear Nick,

Thanks for this series. It's interesting to see they remain close to their food bryozoan Bugula dentata, despite the surge

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (May 31). Comment on Tambja tenuilineata mating trouble! by Nicholas Missenden. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14967

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