Melibe leonina mating

February 21, 2006
From: Jan Kocian


Hello Bill,
I give you credit, you do know your slugs. When in my last message [#15842] about the beginning of the die-out of local Melibe leonina population, you correctly questioned the lack of egg laying during my weekly visits to the Eel Grass patch. Well, I am happy to report, that I am seeing some action in that direction now, not massive yet, but the little cones are staring to appear. And I think I finally managed to get a picture of pair mating, so more eggs might be in the future. The dying last week could have been related to the stormy weather we experienced then, I don't know. I will keep you posted.

Locality: Harbor, 20 feet, WAshington USA, Puget Sound, NE Pacific Ocean, 18 February 2006, Eel grass area. Length: 35 mm. Photographer: Jan Kocian.

Is there anything else I should be looking out for?
Cheers,
Jan

honkoc@hotmail.com

Kocian J., 2006 (Feb 21) Melibe leonina mating. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15904

Dear Jan,
I'm glad to hear that death has been postponed. You have definitely photographed them mating. As to what else you should be looking out for, I can't think of anything - if we had observations like this on populations of other nudibranchs we would be very  happy.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 21). Comment on Melibe leonina mating by Jan Kocian. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15904

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