Scyllaea pelagica from Turkey

October 3, 2002
From: Baki Yokes


Dear Bill,
Here are two photos of a species that I couldn't identify. We have found a group of this slug, about 20 specimen, on a very shallow rock surface. Their sizes were ranging between 0,5-2.5cm. The blue spots on their surface were glowing like neon lights. Can you identify this species?

Date: August 11, 2002
Place: Antalya, Turkey
Divesite: Kekova Island
Depth: 0.3-0.5m
Size: Approx. 2cm
Photos: Baki Yokes

Thank you & best regards
Baki

bakiyokes@turk.net

Yokes, B., 2002 (Oct 3) Scyllaea pelagica from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8007

Dear Baki,
I assume this is Scyllaea pelagica, which to my knowledge is the only member of the Scyllaeidae recorded from the Mediterranean. Normally this species, as its name 'pelagica' suggests, is found on drift algae, so it may be worth checking whether these bottom-dwelling animals are really the same. See the other message I am posting today of the same species from the Adriatic.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Oct 3). Comment on Scyllaea pelagica from Turkey by Baki Yokes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8007

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