Babakina cf. festiva from the Bahamas

April 15, 2002
From: Colin Redfern

Dear Bill,
Following your comments on the variability of this species, these are photos of what I have been calling Babakina festiva from the Bahamas. This 10mm specimen was collected from Cladophora in 1m at Thurstone Bay, Abaco, Bahamas on June 29, 1999. Photos are from plate 121 of Bahamian Seashells.

Best wishes,
Colin

bahamianseashells@att.net

Redfern, C., 2002 (Apr 15) Babakina cf. festiva from the Bahamas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6695

Thanks Colin,
It is certainly an interesting species, or group of species. I first used to wonder why the rhinophores stalks were fused together, but now that I have seen more photos of it, it seems the reason they are fused is that it is the only way they can fit on the back of the animal. The question we should be wondering about is why are the rhinophores so big. I used to think they were drawn a bit large in illustrations so we could see the fused stalks more clearly, but as the photos confirm, when you compare them with other aeolids, they are certainly large for the size of the animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Apr 15). Comment on Babakina cf. festiva from the Bahamas by Colin Redfern. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6695

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