1. Onchidoris sparsa and spawn on the food organism; the colonial bryozoan, Cellepora pumicosa. Possibly, first recorded spawn of the species. Sublittoral, 6 to 10m depth, Macduff, N.E. Scotland. 19th August 2017. Leg. Chris Rickard.
  2. Onchidoris sparsa and spawn on the food organism; the colonial bryozoan, Cellepora pumicosa. Possibly, first recorded spawn of the species. Sublittoral, 6 to 10m depth, Macduff, N.E. Scotland. 19th August 2017. Leg. Chris Rickard.

Onchidoris sparsa and spawn on the food organism; the colonial bryozoan, Cellepora pumicosa. Possibly, first recorded spawn of the species. Sublittoral, 6 to 10m depth, Macduff, N.E. Scotland. 19th August 2017. Leg. Chris Rickard.

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Species
Knoutsodonta sparsa (Alder & Hancock, 1846)
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Chris Rickard
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Thompson & Brown (1984) stated, “Details of the reproductive cycle are unknown.” This image may be of the first recorded spawn of the species.