Herviella close-ups

October 8, 2005
From: Gary Cobb


Hi Bill,
Just in case you might need closer inspection of the rhinophores of the Herviella I found intertidally here on the Sunshine Coast, [#14869 ] I have sent you three photos. Does the close-up of the rhinophores reveal black bands...I don't think so. Just a more packed area of black blotches.
It is interesting the little clear area where the eye spots sit.

Locality:  Alexandra Headland, sthn Queensland, Australia. Intertidal. Length: 6-10 mm. 29 September 2005. Photographer: Gary Cobb

Cheers
Gary Cobb

gary@cobb.com.au

Cobb, G., 2005 (Oct 8) Herviella close-ups. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14886

Dear Gary,
Thanks for these. As I comment in your accompanying message [#14869], these almost ceratinly are what Bob Burn described as Herviella claror but whether it is really distinct from H. affinis will require a bit more work.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Oct 8). Comment on Herviella close-ups by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14886

Factsheet

Herviella claror

Related messages

  1. Herviella found again in southern Queensland
    From: Gary Cobb, October 8, 2005
  2. Herviella found in southern Queensland
    From: Gary Cobb, September 28, 2005

Show factsheet and all related messages