Re: Hypselodoris nigrostriata from United Arab Emirates

September 22, 2008
From: William Messruther

Concerning message #21888:

Sorry I meant to send the attached picture showing the colony of nudies. By the way, the blue is the colour of the wreck hull 'Inchcape 2'.

Locality: Khor Fa Khan , 18 meters, United Arab Emirates, Indian Ocean, 13th September 2008, Inchcape 2 Wreck. Length: 1 cm. Photographer: William R Messruther.

Will

willnita@eim.ae

Messruther, W.R., 2008 (Sep 22) Re: Hypselodoris nigrostriata from United Arab Emirates. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21897

Dear Will,

Thanks for clearing the blue colour up - the hull is a good colour match for the sponge they usually eat. In this photo I can see the other nudibranchs and they certainly look as though they are all feeding. While I am happy to accept the blue in the top half of the photo is the hull, I am pretty sure the bluish objects I have circled are small parts of a sponge colony. Unfortunately I can't poke around in the photo to check - and even if I could, it is often very difficult to find or identify these sponges as they can be covered or tangled up in other animal and plant growths.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Sep 22). Comment on Re: Hypselodoris nigrostriata from United Arab Emirates by William Messruther. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21897

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