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Dermatobranchus rubidus Gould, 1852

Dermatobranchus rubidus: feeding

Dermatobranchus rubidus: feeding, detail
 
feeding

shows animal feeding on a small, sand-dwelling ceriantharian anemone (probably Arachnanthus sp.); also shows details of rhinophores and notum

Photos:
  Rebecca Bicker: about 25 mm: Maalaea Bay, Maui; Aug. 26, 2021.

Dermatobranchus rubidus: buccal mass
 
25:14:  buccal mass fully extended ("recoiling" after previous attack?)

Dermatobranchus rubidus: before attack
 
25:36: before attack
 

Dermatobranchus rubidus: attack sequence-1
 
26:17: attack, 1st part

Dermatobranchus rubidus: feeding, detail
 

26:18: attack, 2nd part

Dermatobranchus rubidus: after attack
 
26:21: after attack

Dermatobranchus rubidus: aproaching next anemone
 
27:08: approaching next anemone

Dermatobranchus rubidus: after next attack
 
27:16: after next attack

shows buccal mass fully extended and feeding sequence; time is "minutes:seconds" when the photo was taken

Photos:
  Jenna Szerlag: about 30 mm: found by Kelly McCaffrey; Maalaea Bay, Maui; Nov. 15, 2021.
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