Chromodoris marislae from Puerto Vallarata, Mexico

December 2, 2009
From: Kevin Lee


Dear bill,

Here is Chromodoris marislae, one of the few slugs I found myself. These striking beauties were under a rock.

Locality: Majahuitas, Puerto Vallarata, 30fsw, Mexico, East Pacific, 06 July 2009, Rocky reef. Length: 1.5 inches. Photographer: Kevin Lee.

K;-)

diverkevin@gmail.com

Lee, K., 2009 (Dec 2) Chromodoris marislae from Puerto Vallarata, Mexico. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22904

Dear Kevin,

As I have discussed earlier [#6748], the relationships of this beautiful species could be quite interesting. In particular it would be nice to know what sponge or sponges it feeds on. I wondered if perhaps it was more related to Tyrinna than Chromodoris and since Tyrinna nobilis seems to prefer dysideid sponges while species of Chromodoris prefer darwinellid sponges, knowing what C. marislae fed on might give us a useful clue.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Dec 2). Comment on Chromodoris marislae from Puerto Vallarata, Mexico by Kevin Lee. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22904

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