Re: Gymnodoris rubropapulosa feeding

April 10, 2008
From: Toh Chay Hoon

Concerning message #21507:

Dear Dr Bill,

I didn't want to deprive the Gymnodoris of its food so I did not disturb it while it was feeding.

But here's another photo of the same G. rubropapulosa feeding. Hope that it helps to make the prey's ID clearer.

I thought that it was Chromodoris lineolata as there's a orangy-red margin on the prey's mantle. In addition, C. lineolata is a more commonly spotted sea slug than Philinopsis lineolata at Pulau Hantu.

Locality: Pulau Hantu, 10 m, Singapore, South China Sea, 23rd April 2008, Substrate rubbles. Length: 50 mm. Photographer: Toh Chay Hoon.

Toh Chay Hoon

sonnenflower@gmail.com

Toh C.H., 2008 (Apr 10) Re: Gymnodoris rubropapulosa feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21510

Dear Chay Hoon,

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes I can see the orange border in this photo so I agree it's C. lineolata. A very interesting addition to our knowledge.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Apr 10). Comment on Re: Gymnodoris rubropapulosa feeding by Toh Chay Hoon. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21510

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