Glossodoris vespa eggs - progress report

December 11, 2007
From: Gary Cobb

Hi Bill and everyone!
Here are two photos of the egg mass of Glossodoris vespa that I have been observing. Note the differences between the two. The embryos toward the center seem to be dying off due to the fresh seawater not getting to them. Also notice how the embryos on the outside have seemed to have lost their egg capsule and are closer to the edge of the mass.

The dates of the two photos are 20-Nov-07 and 01-Dec-07 which is 11 days difference. Remember, the eggs were laid 08-Nov-07

Locality: Old Woman Island, Sunshine Coast, 14 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 01 December 2007, Subtidal. Length: 38 mm. Photographer: Ross Eason.

Cheers
Gary Cobb

gary@nudibranch.com.au

Cobb, G.C., 2007 (Dec 11) Glossodoris vespa eggs - progress report. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21266

Thanks Gary,

Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Dec 11). Comment on Glossodoris vespa eggs - progress report by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21266

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