Euselenops luniceps from Nelson Bay, NSW

January 9, 2007
From: Doug Beckers


 

Hi,

I found this sea slug in the shallow water at Nelson Bay. Can I have some help with identification please?

Locality: Nelson Bay, 10 cm, NSW Australia, Pacific Ocean, 26 December 2006, Intertidal. Length: about 110mm long. Photographer: Ruth Steffen.

cheers
Doug

doug@nichepartners.biz

Beckers, D.J., 2007 (Jan 9) Euselenops luniceps from Nelson Bay, NSW. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19085

Dear Doug,
This is Euselenops luniceps - a strange name for a strange animal. It is not that uncommon offshore, but it is not usually found intertidally. The photo of you holding it alongside is a good clue to its relationships, as the worm-like object poking out from under the flap on the back of the body is its single gill. It belongs to a group of slugs called 'side-gilled slugs' for obvious reasons.  Have a look at the Fact Sheet on this species and the earlier messages which are atached at the bottom. Thanks for the photo of it swimming - a fairly ungainly, if spectacular sight.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jan 9). Comment on Euselenops luniceps from Nelson Bay, NSW by Doug Beckers. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19085

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