Berthella stellata from French Mediterranean

July 17, 2002
From: Marina Poddubetskaia


Dear Bill,
Could you help me to identify this Berthella found under a stone during the 'Sea Slugs Training Course' in Cerbere, please. Is it Berthella stellata?

Date: July 05, 2002
Location: Cerbere, France
Site: La Ramere
Size: 35-40mm

Best wishes,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2002 (Jul 17) Berthella stellata from French Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7477

Dear Marina,
Berthella stellata was first described from the Mediterranean, and is now considered to be a circumglobal species. In the Mediterranean it ranges from this translucent white colour to yellow, but always has some traces of the opaque white star pattern in the centre of the body, on which its name is based.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jul 17). Comment on Berthella stellata from French Mediterranean by Marina Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7477

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