Favorinus sp. 5

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: AEOLIDINA
Family: Glaucidae

PHOTO

Found in egg mass of sand-dwelling haminoeid. Bali, Tulamben, 9m; 1 November 1998. Upper: 4mm long. Lower: (in egg mass) size ? Photos: Clay Carlson.

One of a number of aeolid species which live and feed inside the opisthobranch egg masses they are feeding on. I have tentatively placed them all in the genus Favorinus, because of their general shape and their egg-eating habit.
See message below.
See also pages on Favorinus sp. 3 and Favorinus sp. 4.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (July 18) Favorinus sp. 5 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/favosp5

Related messages


An egg-eating aeolid from Bali

July 22, 2000
From: C.Carlson & P.J.Hoff


Bill,
Here are some photos of a second of the 4 or 5 'internal' egg eaters that we have found. 

Specimens of 'Eo.77' found in egg mass of sand-dwelling haminoeid. Bali, Tulamben, 9m;  1 November 1998.

eo077: 4mm long specimen
eo077e: photographed in egg mass. Size?

Clay & Patty Jo.

clay.carlson@kuentos.guam.net

Carlson, C. & Hoff, P.J., 2000 (Jul 22) An egg-eating aeolid from Bali. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2736

Dear Clay & Patty Jo,
This species certainly looks different from the one in your earlier message.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Jul 22). Comment on An egg-eating aeolid from Bali by C.Carlson & P.J.Hoff. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2736