Photos of Hopkinsia rosacea

June 28, 2000
From: Bruce Wight


Hi Doc.

I thought I would throw in another seasonally common branch that can be readily found when beach diving off Laguna Beach, CA. The inch long Hopkinsia rosacea [2.4mm] populates the more protected reef area feeding on a pink species of Bryozoan.

Take care
Bruce Wight

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Wight, B., 2000 (Jun 28) Photos of Hopkinsia rosacea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2630

Thanks Bruce,
They are certainly spectacular animals. To those of you unfamiliar with this animal, we are looking at its posterior end in the lower photo. The feathery stuctures we can see are the gills.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Jun 28). Comment on Photos of Hopkinsia rosacea by Bruce Wight. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2630

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