Tritonia flemingi
10 June 2006
Dive number 998
14 metres depth
Hope Point
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
26 November 2006
Dive number 1023
15 metres depth
Rocklilly Inlet
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
My camera had been rested for several months while I learned to use my
new Inspiration rebreather. On the camera's first outing with the breather
I find this small Tritonina flemingi nudibranch.
It's the second time that I've ever found one of these seldom seen slugs.
At about 12mm long the slug is pretty small and I can't really see what
it's up to but I click off a series of shots.
On reviewing the photos it seems that Tritonia flemingi has
lined up an octocoral polyp for lunch and in the space of a few seconds
has engulfed the unsuspecting polyp.
17 March 2007
Dive number 1069
15 metres depth
Barren Arch
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
2 September 2007
Dive number 1131
15 metres depth
Barren Arch
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
13 February 2010
Dive number 1314
12 metres depth
Fred's Pinnacle
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
These guys are small: about 6mm long.
2 December 2010
Dive number 1394
Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
This guy is very small - perhaps 5 mm long. He appears to be preying on octocoral polyps, probably Clavularia novaezealandiae. When one polyp is attacked, other polyps belonging to the same colony also retract.
Tritonina flemingi with amphipods.
13 February 2011
Dive number 1412
Northern Arch
Poor Knights Islands
Northland
New Zealand
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