Limacia or Laila cockerelli from Brish Columbia

January 25, 2006
From: Marli Wakeling

Hi Bill,
I noticed that Laila cockerelli is called Limacia cockerelli in the new Behren's Nudibranch Behaviour book. Has it been reclassified? Here is one from Campbell River.

Locality: Copper Cliffs, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada. Pacific coast. Depth: 45 feet. Length: 12 mm. 10 October 2005. Rocky wall. Photographer: Marli Wakeling

Cheers,
Marli

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Wakeling, M., 2006 (Jan 25) Limacia or Laila cockerelli from Brish Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15188

Dear Marli,
Yes, this species has been moved. In my Supplement to Pacific Coast Nudibranchs, 2nd Edition I mention that Laila MacFarland 1905 was synonymized with Limacia Muller, 1781, by Valdes et.al. 2000.

  • Vallès, Y.; Valdés, A.; Ortea, J. 2000. On the phanerobranch dorids of Angola (Mollusca, Nudibranchia): A crossroads of temperate and tropical species. Zoosystema, 22(1): 15-31.

Best wishes,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2006 (Jan 25). Comment on Limacia or Laila cockerelli from Brish Columbia by Marli Wakeling. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15188

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