Haminoea from Turkey

January 21, 2004
From: Levent Cavas

Dear Dr.Rudman,
Here are some egg pictures that I could not identify. Others have identified them as Oxynoe and Lobiger. However, I have just seen an animal that I also could not identify, when it was laying eggs in my aquarium. These eggs belong to this animal however I do not know its species.
I have attached the pictures of this animal.

Best regards
Levent CAVAS,
Dokuz Eylul University
Izmir, Turkey

lcavas@deu.edu.tr

Cavas, L., 2004 (Jan 21) Haminoea from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11977

Dear Leven,
Its a bit risky identifying egg ribbons except in a few cases when a species has a very characteristic shape. However the two photos of the animal show it to be a cephalaspidean bubble shell and most probably a species of Haminoea. My guess is that it is Haminoea hydatis but I can't be certain from the photos
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jan 21). Comment on Haminoea from Turkey by Levent Cavas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11977

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