{"title":"ATTEMPTED PREDATION OF THE NUDIBRANCH PELTODORIS NOBILIS BY THE SEA ANEMONE ANTHOPLEURA ARTEMISIA","authors":"F. E. Hayes, Sh Schultz","doi":"10.1894/0038-4909-66.3.265","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Sea anemones rarely prey upon nudibranch molluscs, which employ several effective defensive strategies. We documented a nudibranch, Peltodoris nobilis, partially engulfed by a sea anemone, Anthopleura artemisia, in situ in Northern California on 13 September 2020. It is unknown whether the sea anemone successfully consumed and digested the nudibranch. Previous natural and experimental observations reveal that most nudibranchs either escape from sea anemones or the sea anemones consume and then regurgitate the nudibranchs. Resumen Las anémonas de mar rara vez se alimentan de moluscos nudibranquios, que emplean varias estrategias defensivas efectivas. Documentamos un nudibranquio, Peltodoris nobilis, parcialmente engullido por una anémona de mar, Anthopleura artemisia, in situ en el norte de California el 13 de septiembre de 2020. Se desconoce si la anémona de mar consumió y digirió con éxito el nudibranquio. Observaciones naturales y experimentales anteriores revelan que la mayoría de los nudibranquios escapan de las anémonas de mar o las anémonas de mar consumen y luego regurgitan los nudibranquios.","PeriodicalId":51157,"journal":{"name":"Southwestern Naturalist","volume":"66 1","pages":"265 - 266"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Southwestern Naturalist","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-66.3.265","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Sea anemones rarely prey upon nudibranch molluscs, which employ several effective defensive strategies. We documented a nudibranch, Peltodoris nobilis, partially engulfed by a sea anemone, Anthopleura artemisia, in situ in Northern California on 13 September 2020. It is unknown whether the sea anemone successfully consumed and digested the nudibranch. Previous natural and experimental observations reveal that most nudibranchs either escape from sea anemones or the sea anemones consume and then regurgitate the nudibranchs. Resumen Las anémonas de mar rara vez se alimentan de moluscos nudibranquios, que emplean varias estrategias defensivas efectivas. Documentamos un nudibranquio, Peltodoris nobilis, parcialmente engullido por una anémona de mar, Anthopleura artemisia, in situ en el norte de California el 13 de septiembre de 2020. Se desconoce si la anémona de mar consumió y digirió con éxito el nudibranquio. Observaciones naturales y experimentales anteriores revelan que la mayoría de los nudibranquios escapan de las anémonas de mar o las anémonas de mar consumen y luego regurgitan los nudibranquios.
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The Southwestern Naturalist (a publication of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists since 1953) is an international journal (published quarterly) that reports original and significant research in any field of natural history. This journal promotes the study of plants and animals (living and fossil) in the multinational region that includes the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Appropriate submission of manuscripts may come from studies conducted in the countries of focus or in regions outside this area that report significant findings relating to biota occurring in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America. Publication is in English, and manuscripts may be feature articles or notes. Feature articles communicate results of completed scientific investigations, while notes are reserved for short communications (e.g., behavioral observations, range extensions, and other important findings that do not in themselves constitute a comprehensive study). All manuscripts (feature articles and notes) require an abstract in both English and Spanish.