Flabellina fusca on egg mass from British Columbia

November 9, 2001
From: Marli Wakeling

Hi Bill,
Further to the discussion re: the name of Flabellina fusca, here are several new photos of the species on eggs taken earlier this year.

Dive site: Renate's Reef, Barclay Sound, British Columbia, Canada.
Date: May 12, 2001
Depth: 15 meters
Length: 20 mm
Photographs: Marli Wakeling

Marli

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Wakeling, M., 2001 (Nov 9) Flabellina fusca on egg mass from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5536

Renamed Flabellina trophina - see 18 April 2003 message.

Thanks Marli,
I am persisting with the name Flabellina fusca as I have not seen Irina Roginskaya's publications where she identifies it with Bergh's Himatella trophina. Any comments would be every welcome. It is not really necessary to be able to read Russian. The important thing is to read German and see what Bergh said about Himatella trophina. My understanding is that Bergh described this species from a preserved decolourised animal so it really depends whether the anatomical features described by Bergh are unique enough to identify his species with O'Donoghue's Flabellina fusca.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Nov 9). Comment on Flabellina fusca on egg mass from British Columbia by Marli Wakeling. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5536

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