Abstract
This paper reviews the scattered and often anecdotal literature on foods for the opisthobranch order Notaspidea. All Umbraculacea are sponge-feeders (accepting sponges of the class Demospongiae only). The Pleurabranchacea shows a diversity of diet: Berihella species eat sponges (Demospongiae); Berthellina species eat sponges (Demospongiae;? Calcarea) and cnidarians (Scleractinia — not previously reported;? Actiniaria); Pleurobranchus species eat ascidians; Pleurobranchaea (and apparently Pleurobranchella) species are opportunistic carnivores that accept a range of soft-bodied invertebrates (Cnidaria; Annelida; Mollusca). It appears that cnidarians (Actiniaria; Hydroida) are amongst the more preferred items in the diet of Pleurobranchaea species. The review is supplemented with observations on feeding of Berthellina citrina (RUppell & Leuckart) and Pleurobranchaea maculata (Quoy & Gaimard) made at Leigh, New Zealand.
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