Prosimnia draconis Cate, 1973
6.7mm
This
species is known in the Marshalls from a living specimen photographed by Stan
Jazwinski on a lagoon pinnacle reef at night and two empty shells collected
in a sand sample from Kwajalein Atoll's seaward slope. The species is known
to feed on Melithaea, and our living Kwajalein specimens were both
on members of that gorgonian genus.
The gorgonian host and prey.
The small pink specimen is near the base of the Melithaea colony in
the center of the photo.
The specimen below from the deep seaward reef is included in Lorenz & Fehse (2009) as number 8 on plate 65.
Created
14 December 2009
Updated 3 April 2024
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