Egg ribbon of Phyllidiopsis cardinalis [1]

September 8, 2008
From: Gary Cobb


Hi Bill and everyone!
Magic happens! Here are some photos of Phyllidiopsis cardinalis laying eggs. There is a scale bar on one photo. The animal actually turn side-wise while laying it's eggs. The mass is only about 1 mm or an egg thick. [see also message #21872]

Locality: Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, 14 m, Queensland, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 07 September 2008, Subtidal. Length of animal: 55 mm. Photographer: Gary Cobb.

Cheers
Gary Cobb

gary@nudibranch.com.au

Cobb, G.C., 2008 (Sep 8) Egg ribbon of Phyllidiopsis cardinalis [1]. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21871

Dear Gary,

Thanks for sharing these photos. You are evidently blessed with magic - usually when I have nudibranchs laying eggs in aquaria they use the corners, or other awkward places, making photography impossible.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Sep 8). Comment on Egg ribbon of Phyllidiopsis cardinalis [1] by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21871

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