Re: Sakuraeolis enosimensis mating

February 5, 2003
From: Jun Imamoto

Dear Bill,
Thank you for your comment. I have looked at photos I have of 10 other individuals of Sakuraeolis enosimensis but can't find the strange swellings you asked about in any of them. I have sent photos of two of them in a
separate message.

This is the first time I have seen Sakuraeolis enosimensis mating. It is quite a common animal in Japan so I'll look carefully nexct timne I see them mating. I have enclosed another close-up of the animal with swellings mating.

Osezaki, Suruga Bay, Japan, 11 Mar 2002.,
size approx: 18mm., Depth: 5 m. Night dive. Photo: Jun Imamoto.

Best Regards,
Jun Imamoto
http://umiushi.zive.net/

imamoto@wips.co.jp

Imamoto, J., 2003 (Feb 5) Re: Sakuraeolis enosimensis mating. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9150

Thanks Jun,
These swellings are quite intriguing. I wonder if any one has noticed then in other aeolids.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Feb 5). Comment on Re: Sakuraeolis enosimensis mating by Jun Imamoto. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9150

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