Limenandra fusiformis? from the Philippines

May 25, 2005
From: Erwin Koehler


Dear Bill,
I sent you this shot very large, so you can see there are no papillae on the cerata, so I guess this is Limenandra fusiformis.

Locality: Nunez Shoal, Cebu North, Philippines. Depth: 11 m. Length: 44 mm. 05 May 2005. Photographer: Erwin Koehler

Regards Erwin
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Erwin@Philippine-Sea-Slugs.com

Koehler, E., 2005 (May 25) Limenandra fusiformis? from the Philippines. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13829

Dear Erwin,
Thanks for these photos. Yes I agree that this fits Baba's description quite well. It is interesting to see that like Limenandra nodosa it also has the concentric rings forming 'targets' down the dorsal midline. From your photo it also seems that the innermost cerata in the most posterior row of each ceratal cluster waves around like in L. nodosa. Can you remember if this animal appeared to 'jerk' along as it crawled, as I have described for that species?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (May 25). Comment on Limenandra fusiformis? from the Philippines by Erwin Koehler. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13829

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