Re: Haminoea vesicula f rom Canada

June 2, 2002
From: Sandra Millen

Hi Bill,
I think the recent photo by Marli is H. vesicula. This is the only species I have seen in B.C. although I have seen the others further to the south. It is extremely common in muddy bays in and around eelgrass beds. H. vesicula has a very small indent in the mid-posterior line of the cephalic shield, H. virescens has none and the shell is greenish, H. callidegenita has a deeply bifurcate posterior shield. They are all very different internally.
Sandra

millen@zoology.ubc.ca

Millen, S., 2002 (Jun 2) Re: Haminoea vesicula f rom Canada. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7141

Thanks Sandra,
Bill Rudman

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