Re: Chromodoris purpurea from Israel

July 6, 2006
From: Leslie Harris

Concerning message #17049:

Dear Bill --
It's certainly possible that the Hermodice could have been attracted to a damaged nudibranch but there's no way of knowing in this particular case. It would be interesting to test the theory and see if C. purpurea's chemical defenses are enough to deter a hungry fireworm.

As for the damaged area, here's an alternate scenario as witnessed by my friend Kevin Lee yesterday in southern California. "I happened upon a Noble Dorid (Peltodoris nobilis ) which measured a whopping 2.5 inches!... in my experience, an inch or less is the norm here... stayed with it awhile... senoritas or garibaldis, seeking a quick snack, would swing by and
peck on its rhinophores & branchial plume so both were retracted... thus, I spent a good 5 minutes shooing away the pesky varmits, until the plume and rhinophores re-appeared for the photo op...."

Cheers,
Leslie

lharris@nhm.org

Harris, L.H., 2006 (Jul 6) Re: Chromodoris purpurea from Israel. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17073

Thanks Leslie,
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 6). Comment on Re: Chromodoris purpurea from Israel by Leslie Harris. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17073

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