Polycera atra breeding cycles

[Craig Hoover]

Hi All,

I've been chasing down the breeding cycles for nudibranchs in Malibu. Polycera atra is mating and egg laying on the outer pinnacle at Big Rock right now. A month ago they were at Point Dume at the foot of the outer wall below the surge channel. Here is a shot taken at Anacapa two months ago at the pelican preserve.

[Kevin Lee]

Hi Craig, welcome to the forum and thanks for your interesting post. Your P. atra is on its favorite food, Bugula neritrina. Here's a photo of the bryozoan:

http://tinyurl.com/24je73n

Cheers, k;-)

[Craig Hoover]

Hi Kevin,

I've been searching for the name of this bryozoan for a while now. Thanks for the info.

Craig