RE: sacoglossan food

July 31, 2002
From: Nishina Masayoshi

Dear Bill,
I posted a message on Caulerpa ambigua - sacoglossan food" on March 23, 2002.
My information was not correct. I have since studied the algae which are used by sacoglossans as food in Hachijo Island, and found that the following species of Caulerpa are eaten.
Caulerpa webbiana f. tomentella
Caulerpa racemosa var. laete-viriens
Cauperpa racemosa var. clavifera f. macrophysa
Caulerpa okamurae
Caulepa brachypus Harvey
Halimeda discoidea Decaisne(rare)

Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@wips.co.jp

Masayohi, N., 2002 (Jul 31) RE: sacoglossan food. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7529

Thanks Nishina,
Bill Rudman

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