Aeolid from the Seychelles
June 17, 2001
From: Erwin Koehler
Dear Bill,
This one was made by Frank Gloystein (Frank.Gloystein@t-online.de) at the Seychelles, Bird Island on March 14, 2001, length about 1 cm, depth about 18 m.
Erwin
Erwin@medslugs.de
Koehler, E., 2001 (Jun 17) Aeolid from the Seychelles. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4563Dear Erwin,
I think this is a species of Herviella and most probably Herviella cloaca. It is a bit diificult to be sure from the photo, but it looks as though there could be a subapical ring on the cerata. One other interesting thing in the photo is the row of three gymnoblastic hydroid polyps on the bottom right. They look quite like the impossibly named Zyzzysus which in Australia lives in association with a sponge and is the food of Cuthona kuiteri which has unique cerata, mimicking the hydroid's polyps.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.
