Mystery from Marseille

July 27, 2006
From: Nadine Neels

Please could you define what we have seen in Marseille. Is it a sea slug or something else?

Locality: Marseille, 15 metres, France, Mediterranean Sea, 21 June 2006, Clear water. Length: 9 cm. Photographer: Christian Piron.

Thanks in advance.
Nadine Neels

neelsnadine@yahoo.fr

Nadine N., 2006 (Jul 27) Mystery from Marseille. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17197

Dear Nadine,
Although it looks a bit like a tuberculate dorid, I am pretty sure this is not a nudibranch. It seems to be a colonial animal, almost certainly a cnidarian such as a soft coral or colonial sea anemone. However we are going to need some help from someone familiar with the Mediterranean fauna, to get an identification
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 27). Comment on Mystery from Marseille by Nadine Neels. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17197

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Miscellaneous cnidarians [sea anemones, corals, etc]

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