which seaslug is that?

[bisck]

i found this sea slug i would like to know who can eat this slug, see the pics

 

[Curtswearing]

Coris wrasses often eat monti nudi's

 

[bisck]

what is the latin name?
what is the name of this sea slug?

sorry for my english but i am italian and is so difficoult to learn english...

 

[gman0526]

It's some kind of aeolid nudibranch, try this site for some more info

http://www.seaslugforum.net/specieslist.cfm


Check in SUBORDER AEOLIDINA

 

[Curtswearing]

Thanks Jorge!!!

Bisck,

I apologize for not knowing the name. I've always called them Montipora eating nudibranches.

sorry for my english but i am italian and is so difficoult to learn english

Your English is quite fine my friend. In fact, it's better than some American's English.

 

[bisck]

i check every spieces, nothing... may be one can be close to mine... Spurilla creutzbergi, but i don't know if can be that... are so small!
this is the link.

 

[LeslieH]

It appears to be a Phestilla species very similar to Phestilla minor. That one is supposed to eat only Porites but maybe it likes Montipora too.
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=phesmino

 

[Curtswearing]

Yaaaaay!!!! Leslie to the rescue.

Thanks

 

[bisck]

no, what i have is not Phestilla.

 

[gman0526]

Honestly trying to ID this with just those 2 pictures is well.. kinda hard all we can do is give you as best a guess as we can. And if we can trust somebody with inverts Leslie is my first choice.

BTW what is the nudibranch munching/hanging on in the second picture?

What's going on Curt?

 

[LeslieH]

Thanks, but it's not me you're trusting, it's Angel Valdes, the nudibranch specialist at my museum. In the past he's looked at several images of this guy for me and always says it's Phestilla minor or something close. It's true that P. minor doesn't look like the other Phestilla species.

 

[bisck]

gman0256 what is BTW?
the nudi in seconds picturs are eating a montipora samarensis i put a frag in the ricep with nudi on the opposite side of the nudi was, after 30 seconds nudi was arrived on top of this frag.
everyone have experience to had kill this corals eaters?

 

[gman0526]

BTW= By the way

Sorry I totally forgot about you being italian

 

[Curtswearing]

everyone have experience to had kill this corals eaters?

I have killed them with Iodine dips in freshwater. However, I usually just pick them off when I see them. They can be tricky. Sometimes they hang out on the bottom of the monti's and substantial damage is done before you even notice it.

 

[bisck]

today i had made this dips on iodine solution, nothing comes out. now i see a lot's of this nudi... now i count maybe 10 of this little slugs (now is night here), the iodine doesn't make affect, have you got another tricks?
the smalest one is 3milimeter the bigest is 7-10mm i cannot make a picturs becouse are so small and to far from the glass, i need help... i don't know what can i do...

the montipora affected are the foliosa the yellow with purple ribs and the digitata purple down the foliosa.