Phyllidia varicosa on crocodile fish

September 3, 2001
From: Mary Jane Adams

Hi Bill,
This a Phyllidia varicosa photo, just for laughs. No, I didn't plant the slug on the crocodile fish; I found it this way. I don't think it is a significant association. The slug has just blundered into and over an ambush hunter who is not the least bit disturbed by it.

Komodo Island, Indonesia,
Aug. 4, 2001.
Best regards,
Mary Jane

divepng@yahoo.com

Adams, M.J., 2001 (Sep 3) Phyllidia varicosa on crocodile fish. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5189

Dear Mary Jane,
There is something incongruous about a slug moving faster than a fish. Even though the colours are a pretty good match, I agree that only the most foolhardy would propose a symbiotic relationship.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Sep 3). Comment on Phyllidia varicosa on crocodile fish by Mary Jane Adams . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5189

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