Berthella ocellata from Mediterranean

September 23, 1999
From: Erwin Koehler

Bill,
Again a photo taken by Wolfgang Seifarth this summer in Italy, depth 15m. Is it Berthella ocellata  (delle Chiaje, 1830)?

Erwin

Medslugs.Koehler@t-online.de

Koehler, E., 1999 (Sep 23) Berthella ocellata from Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1358

Dear Erwin,
I have never seen this species alive or in photographs, but from published accounts I am pretty sure your identification is correct. After the variability of Berthella stellata, it's nice to see a Berthella with a distinctive colour pattern.

Any chance of a few more locality details and size perhaps?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

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