New Trapania species, Trapania bonellenae, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean Sea.
http://caribjsci.org/Oct09/45_8-14.pdf
Depths: 5 - 15 meters
Size: 5 mm - 25 mm
Dates: 01 June - 20 August 2007, 17 April - 13 August 2008, 11 June 2009 - July 2009
All were found on brown bowl or brown ball sponges..photos #6 & #29
In photos 2, 4 & 7 you can clearly see the kamptozoans or entoprocts that the Trapania feed on.
Chuck Catlett's photo, #13, shows egg ribbons.
8/21/07 Added 3 photos taken by Mike McVicar showing the Trapania laying eggs (and mating?).
Mike's photos were taken on August 15th, 2007 3pm. Klein Bonaire.
Photo #9, First Trapania found in 2008. 4/17/08 10:25pm
First Trapania found in 2010 on May 22nd, 9:35pm

Opisthobranch of the Week is Trapania bonellenae
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