Nudibranch egg ID

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Lynsey - 29 Mar 2005 22:30 GMT

Hi,

i found this spawn (http://nudibranchspawn.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/) at
stallion rock dive site, loch fyne, last weekend. Dont know who left it, and
cant find it on the web! Can anybody check it out and see if they recognise
it for me? Sorry the pictures not that big - freeserve had a small maximum
picture size limit.

Thanks,
Lynsey.

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Chris Quinn - 29 Mar 2005 23:16 GMT

"Lynsey" <lynseyNOT@fsworld.co.uk> lovingly inscribed in news:d2chd4$3i8$1
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> http://nudibranchspawn.mysite.wanadoo-mem

Looks like it could be Sea Lemon if I remember correctly (Archidoris
pseudargus) - they lay eggs in spirals which tend to be yellowish in colour
- difficult to tell from your photo though

Chris Q

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Lynsey - 29 Mar 2005 23:24 GMT

> Looks like it could be Sea Lemon if I remember correctly (Archidoris
> pseudargus) - they lay eggs in spirals which tend to be yellowish in colour
> - difficult to tell from your photo though
>
> Chris Q

I know the pic is a bit rubbish - never put one on a website before. It was
definitely white as apposed to yellow though. Thanks for your idea!

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Ben Panter - 30 Mar 2005 10:07 GMT

> "Lynsey" <lynseyNOT@fsworld.co.uk> lovingly inscribed in news:d2chd4$3i8$1
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> pseudargus) - they lay eggs in spirals which tend to be yellowish in colour
> - difficult to tell from your photo though

I'm not so sure... but I'm no expert.

I took this picture on the Endeavour, just outside the flow in Orkney,
and I watched them lay it too:

[Warning - nudibranch porn]

http://www.benpanter.co.uk/stuff/nudibranch_eggs.jpg

Most nudibranches lay their eggs in spirals - and I've never seen sea
lemons in loch fyne (but then I don't spot them that often, they're a
bit too big to notice!). I get the impression that they are more
numerous in quite energetic regions

Caveat: I am *definitly* not an expert and may be confusing these guys
with real sea lemons.

Ben

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Lynsey - 30 Mar 2005 15:07 GMT

Nice picture! Talk about being in the right plae at the right time!

It seems that they are a lot thicker han the one i saw. More 'ribbon' like
as apposed to 'string' lile. Mine was probably only 1mm in thickness, and
2/3cm in diameter of the whole spiral.

Cheers,
Lynsey.

> > "Lynsey" <lynseyNOT@fsworld.co.uk> lovingly inscribed in news:d2chd4$3i8$1
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> Ben Panter, Garching, Germany
> email via www.benpanter.co.uk

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