{"title":"First observation of the nudibranch Dermatobranchus tongshanensis (Nudibranchia: Arminidae) feeding on gorgonian Echinomuricea spinifera","authors":"S. K. Yiu, J. T. H. Chung","doi":"10.5343/bms.2022.0041","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We report a field observation of Dermatobranchus tongshanensis feeding on Echinomuricea spinifera. Before this study, the diet of D. tongshanensis had never been reported. Our laboratory observation revealed D. tongshanensis fed on E. spinifera only but did not ingest gorgonian Echinogorgia sp. and black coral Antipathes curvata provided.","PeriodicalId":55312,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of Marine Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Bulletin of Marine Science","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2022.0041","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We report a field observation of Dermatobranchus tongshanensis feeding on Echinomuricea spinifera. Before this study, the diet of D. tongshanensis had never been reported. Our laboratory observation revealed D. tongshanensis fed on E. spinifera only but did not ingest gorgonian Echinogorgia sp. and black coral Antipathes curvata provided.
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The Bulletin of Marine Science is a hybrid open access journal dedicated to the dissemination of research dealing with the waters of the world’s oceans. All aspects of marine science are treated by the Bulletin of Marine Science, including papers in marine biology, biological oceanography, fisheries, marine policy, applied marine physics, marine geology and geophysics, marine and atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, and physical oceanography. In most regular issues the Bulletin features separate sections on new taxa, coral reefs, and novel research gear, instrument, device, or system with potential to advance marine research (“Research Tools in Marine Science”). Additionally, the Bulletin publishes informative stand-alone artwork with accompany text in its section "Portraits of Marine Science."