Re: Berghia columbina? from the Gulf of Mexico

February 11, 2004
From: Lynn Zurik

Dear Bill,
Thanks so much your help. I'm sending another photo that shows the orange coloration better along the body. As far as size goes, all stretched out on the glass, this aeolid's about 1" long. Cruising around on the rock, it's more like 5/8"-3/4".

Unfortunately, this is the only one I've seen so far. I wish they shipped better, as I would love to send this guy to someone that was breeding them!

Thanks again,
Lynn

l.zurik@verizon.net

Zurik, L., 2004 (Feb 11) Re: Berghia columbina? from the Gulf of Mexico. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12167

Thanks Lynn,
You can certainly see the orange lines in this photo and also the orange and yellow bands on the rhinophores, whicn certainly appear to have papillae on the posterior edge. I guess it's a question now whether others agree with my view that B. columbina and B. rissodominguezi are the same thing.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Feb 11). Comment on Re: Berghia columbina? from the Gulf of Mexico by Lynn Zurik. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12167

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