New Zealand Seashore

P_1010009 Small black sacoglossan (Ercolania felina) habitat amongst the filamentous algae (Chaetomorpha aerea). Ercolania feeds on the liquid contents of the tiny swollen cells of this algae, which grows in the often warm, hyposaline water of shallow tidal pools in late summer. All Day Bay, Kakanui

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P_1010009 Small black sacoglossan (Ercolania felina) habitat amongst the filamentous algae (Chaetomorpha aerea). Ercolania feeds on the liquid contents of the tiny swollen cells of this algae, which grows in the often warm, hyposaline water of shallow tidal pools in late summer. All Day Bay, Kakanui

P 1010009 Small black sacoglossan Ercolania felina habitat filamentous algae Chaetomorpha aerea tidal pool All Day Bay Kakanui