Costasiella pallida from Hong Kong

February 17, 2005
From: Kathe R. Jensen

Dear Bill,
I have now scanned a few more of my old slides. This one shows Costasiella pallida from Hong Kong. I described that species in 1985 based on only one small species. The present animal was collected in April 1986 at a locality in the New Territories called Tso Wo Hang. It is part of the material used for the anatomical description published in 1990. I don't have information about the size of this specimen, but it was one of 10 specimens collected on intertidal mats of Vaucheria.

Locality: Tso Wo Hang, Hong Kong. South China Sea. Depth: intertidal. 
April 1986. mudflat with boulders. Photographer: Kathe Jensen

  • Jensen, K.R. 1990. Three new species of Ascoglossa (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) from Hong Kong, and a description of the internal anatomy of Costasiella pallida Jensen, 1985. In: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China (B. Morton, ed.), pp. 419-432. Hong Kong University Press.

Best wishes,
Kathe

krjensen@zmuc.ku.dk

Jensen, K.R., 2005 (Feb 17) Costasiella pallida from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13163

Dear Kathe,
Thanks for filling in another gap. Have you seen the message [#12934] about an Elysia from Hong Kong I recently posted. Any ideas on its identity would be welcome
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 17). Comment on Costasiella pallida from Hong Kong by Kathe R. Jensen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13163

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Costasiella pallida