Re: Elysia cf. tomentosa from Turkey

October 15, 2005
From: M. Baki Yokes

Dear Bill,
Following my earlier message [#10601] and so as not to cause any misunderstanding I have to say that Caulerpa taxifolia (Killer Alga) is not found on the Turkish coastline. The Caulerpa - feeding alien species Elysia tomentosa and Oxynoe viridis feed on either the native Caulerpa prolifera or the alien Caulerpa racemosa. Here we have two varieties of Caulerpa recemosa; C. racemosa var. cylindracea and C. racemosa var. lamourouxii. The C. racemosa var. cylindracea is also considered as an invasive alien species and it is found almost everywhere on the Aegean coatline of Turkey. These two alien seaslugs do not prefer the native Caulerpa prolifera unless there is no C. racemosa in the environment. In contrast, the native seaslug Oxynoe olivacea always prefer Caulerpa prolifera if there is such an option.

Locality: Uc Adalar, Antalya, Turkey. Mediterranean. Depth: 18 m. Length: 8.5 cm. 28 October 2003. On Caulerpa racemosa var. lamourouxii
Photographer: M. Baki Yokes

M. Baki Yokes

bakiyokes@turk.net

Yokes, M.B., 2005 (Oct 15) Re: Elysia cf. tomentosa from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15014

Dear Baki,
Thanks for that. The gradual accumulation of feeding information on all these species is very valuable. It will be interesting to see whether E. tomentosa will eat C. taxifolia when either Caulerpa taxifolia spreads to Turkish waters or Elysia tomentosa moves further west in the Mediterranean to places where C. taxifolia occurs.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Oct 15). Comment on Re: Elysia cf. tomentosa from Turkey by M. Baki Yokes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15014

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