Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Bet you can't eat the whole thing!

Chromodoris quadricolor

What: A Striped Pajama nudibranch (Chromodoris quadricolor) browsing on a brightly colored sponge (Negombata sp.), which is the favorite food of this nudibranch species.

Where: I photographed this nudibranch in the Red Sea, at Tiran Island.

3 comments:

scienceguy288 said...

Is that what happened at that little circle below the nudibrach?

lavenderbay said...

You're absolutely right, Bobbie, a day without nudibranchs is like a day without sunshine.

BNS said...

@ scienceguy - No that 'circle' is not damage from the feeding nudibranch, it is a natural opening in the sponge that facilitates nutrition and respiration.

@ lavenderbay - Hello, my friend. So glad to see you pop up after all these months and to know you are well. I left a message on your blog.

Bobbie