Re: Colour of Favorinus tsuruganus

June 4, 2001
From: Stuart Hutchison


Bill,
Your comments have answered lots of questions this time!You may notice the pink remnants of a Spanish Dancer (Hexabranchus sanguineus ) eggmass between the two Favorinus tsuruganus on this rock. There were dozens of Spanish Dancers and their eggs about the place and the eggs ranged from quite pink to distinct red like these guys. I guess we found them just after the feast. There was a strong current running at the time and I suppose they were too tired to move on right away! Hope we've helped build your database.
Regards,
Stuart

hutchco@tpg.com.au

Hutchison, S., 2001 (Jun 4) Re: Colour of Favorinus tsuruganus. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4487

Thanks Stuart,
I'm glad I mentioned its food. I was going to suggest that perhaps it was eating something red but I didn't want to ask you what lawyers would call "leading questions". From your magnified photo of the cerata it certainly looks like they have just had a large meal. Your contributions are definitely helping to build the Forum into a valuable database of information on these amazing animals
best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jun 4). Comment on Re: Colour of Favorinus tsuruganus by Stuart Hutchison. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4487

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