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I am wondering what types of algae the lettuce Nudibranch eats?

April 26, 2017algae eats lettuce nudibranch types wondering

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I am wondering what types of algae the lettuce Nudibranch eats?

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http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?base=elyscris&id=3863. “In choice experiments they found that E. crispata would eat a number of species of siphonaceous green algae including Batophora oerstedi, Bryopsis plumosa, Halimeda spp, Penicillus spp, Caulerpa paspaloides and Caulerpa racemosa. Jensen & Clark (1983) later showed that another species of Caulerpa, C. verticillata (a very finely branched species, which looks a bit like a tiny Christmas tree), is the preferred food of the juveniles of this species.