Re: Flabellina verrucosa from British Columbia

November 5, 2007
From: Jackie Hildering & Glen Miller

Concerning message #11287:

More feeding Flabellina verrucosa. This time chomping down on the giant pink-mouth hydroid, Tubularia indivisa. One specimen about to feed. The other image shows a specimen having completed its grazing on this hydroid.

Locality: North East Pearse, 45 feet, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean, 20 October 2007, Wall. Length: 7 cm . Photographer: Jackie Hildering.

Jackie Hildering and Glen Miller

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Hildering, J. & Miller, G., 2007 (Nov 5) Re: Flabellina verrucosa from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21000

Hi Jackie and Glen,

Great documention of the feeding of this species.

Thanks for sharing,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2007 (Nov 5). Comment on Re: Flabellina verrucosa from British Columbia by Jackie Hildering & Glen Miller. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21000

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