Check this little guy out!

[nunofs]

It looks a bit like a stomatella snail to me, but it's hard to say.

Nuno

 

[One Eye]

Deffinatly not a snail. It has no shell at all. The line down the center of it's back. It opens like flaps or wings making it look like a nudi, only when you touch it. When it moves it folds them back up as moves along. It looks alot like Elysia ornata on page 333 of Shimeks book, but it doesn't have the black lines (maybe because it's young?)

 

[JustDavidP]

It's cute... you sure it's not da Easta-bunny?? Mebbe yur getting gifts!!!

 

[ReeferMedic]

Kinda looks like some kind of Sea Hare also.......... Maybe not..........

 

[Aquadiva]

How about this?

-Linda

 

[One Eye]

Close but no cigar! I'm searching the Sea Slug forum....lots to chose from

 

[JustDavidP]

Sea Hare... See here... I said..it's da easta bunny!!

Linda.. cool pic. What is it? It does look like Darren's visitor somewhat.

Darren... I figure..if you found one, you probably have many more you can't see yet. Time to figure it out and take action. If you find they eat zoanthids, bag em and send them to me!

D

 

[chuck]

I don't know what it is, but I bet it would be good sauted in butter with a hint of garlic

 

[One Eye]

I think I narrowed it down to some type of Elysia or Thuridilla. Both are diatom/algal grazers (sorry Dave) I sent some pics out to a couple different id sites, we'll see if they respond. Most of the Elysia are supposed to be Bryopsis eaters...

 

[One Eye]

I don't know what it is, but I bet it would be good sauted in butter with a hint of garlic

Umm ya....it's a 1/2 inch long....try not to over eat!!

 

[chuck]

dieting LOL

 

[Aquadiva]

How about this?

-Linda

oops sorry...that would be a Plakobranchus ocellatus (sea slug). Try this site...lots of pics.

http://www.medslugs.de/E/Pac-W/Plakobranchus_ocellatus_11.htm

-Linda

 

[One Eye]

Still can't find the dog.

 

[One Eye]

Just checked back in and my thread was stuck between 2 locked threads...kinda felt like I was between bars.....BUMP^^

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I hate being between bars.....I always get thirsty

 

[One Eye]

I heard back from Bill Rudman at the Sea Slug Forum. It is a species of Elysia. That was as far as he could go. So sorry Dave, no zoanthid eaters.

 

[JustDavidP]

*sigh* that's okay... I'm more bummed that it wasn't, in fact, the easter bunny.. I was in the mood for a Cadbury Creme Egg!

G'day Darren...

D

 

[maurod]

David,
If you have too many Zoanthids, feel free to share w/us newbies!

OneEye, good luck with finding the dog. Do you see any crop circles in the yard?

M.

 

[JustDavidP]

I'd love to...but I can't remove them myself. They are in the tightest spots, and even after scraping them off, they grow back. Believe me, any and all zoas and shrooms that I could reach, I yanked.

 

[One Eye]

Maurod, no crop circles, but I found a collar in the overflow box....