Abstract:We report a field observation of Dermatobranchus tongshanensis feeding on Echinomuricea spinifera. Before this study, the diet of D. tongshanensis had never been reported. Our laboratory observation revealed D. tongshanensis fed on E. spinifera only but did not ingest gorgonian Echinogorgia sp. and black coral Antipathes curvata provided.
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