Re: Cuthona gymnota? from Cork, Ireland

June 23, 2006
From: Jim Anderson

Concerning message #16843:

Could we be looking at Flabellina browni?

Regards,
Jim A

jander4454@gmail.com

Anderson, J., 2006 (Jun 23) Re: Cuthona gymnota? from Cork, Ireland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16934

Dear Jim,
Very good idea. Actually I wondered about F. browni when I was preparing Marina's message [#16892], but like the other species of Flabellina I mentioned earlier, I was lost without some more information on rhinophore shape and colour. However on getting your message I decided to have a hunt through Jamie's photos to see if I had missed anything vital. Luckily I found white marks on the posterior tips of the rhinophores of one specimen which fits F. browni..

So I think if we add that to the general colour and shape, and Tubularia food, we can be fairly confident in identifying it as F. browni.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jun 23). Comment on Re: Cuthona gymnota? from Cork, Ireland by Jim Anderson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16934

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