Berghia coerulescens from Croatia

October 10, 2003
From: Duncan v Vliet

Dear Bill
Thanks for your comments on Tethys fimbria. Can you help me with this photo please? It is from the same place.

Locality: Celce village, near Krk. Croatia. 10 August 2003. Photo: Duncan v Vliet

Greetings,
Duncan

duncan@onderwaterwereld.net

v Vliet, D., 2003 (Oct 10) Berghia coerulescens from Croatia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11197

Dear Duncan,
This is Berghia coerulescens. There are a number of species of aeolid nudibranch with this brilliant yellow and blue colouration. One other common European - Mediterranean species with this colour pattern is Cuthona caerulea but one obvious difference is that that species has smooth rhinophores while your animal has distinctive wrinkling and papillae.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Oct 10). Comment on Berghia coerulescens from Croatia by Duncan v Vliet. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11197

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