Cerberilla annulata from Red Sea

February 25, 2005
From: Binyamin Koretz

Hi Bill,
Looking at this 2003 photo of a slug which we had been unable to identify, it struck me now that it could be a species of Cerberilla. What do you think?

Locality: Eilat, Divers' Village, Israel, Red Sea. Depth: 6 m, Length: ca. 2 cm. October 2003. sandy flat with occasional corals. Photographer: Binyamin and Shulamit Koretz

Best regards,
Binyamin Koretz

binyamin@koretz.net

Koretz, B., 2005 (Feb 25) Cerberilla annulata from Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13224

Dear Binyamin,
This is indeed a Cerberilla, and most probably Cerberilla annulata. I don't think its been recorded from your part of the world, but I have found it in Zanzibar, East Africa. I should have a photo of it which I will post when I get a chance. Your animal is most probably a juvenile. When they are smaller, the head tentacles are proportionally much larger than when they are adults.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 25). Comment on Cerberilla annulata from Red Sea by Binyamin Koretz. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13224

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