Aglajid sp. 2

Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: PHILINOIDEA
Family: Aglajidae

PHOTO

Kerama Is. near Okinawa in Japan. At 7m depth on coral rubble (moved to algae for photo). 3mm long.
PHOTO: Atsushi Ono.

As with Aglajid sp. 1, the shape of this animal with raised crest-like posterior end of the head shield is more characteristic of aglajids than philinids.

See Atsushi Ono's message below.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (April 25) Aglajid sp. 2 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/aglajidsp2

Related messages

  1. Another aglajid from Kerama Id, Japan
    From: Atsushi Ono, April 26, 2000

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