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.
@ 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.
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Is that what happened at that little circle below the nudibrach?
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right, Bobbie, a day without nudibranchs is like a day without sunshine.
ReplyDelete@ scienceguy - No that 'circle' is not damage from the feeding nudibranch, it is a natural opening in the sponge that facilitates nutrition and respiration.
ReplyDelete@ 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