Bornella calcarata from Utila, Honduras

December 1, 2005
From: Les Wilk


Hi Bill;

Here's a Bornella calcarata from a cave in Utila (Honduras). So far, the only one we've encountered.

Locality: Utila, Honduras, Caribbean . Depth: 30 feet. Length: 1 inch. July 2000. cave, rocky/fibrous bottom. Photographer: Keri Wilk

Keri Wilk

wilk@reefnet.ca

Wilk, L., 2005 (Dec 1) Bornella calcarata from Utila, Honduras. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15366

Dear Les,
I guess all the animals I have as Bornella calcarata on the Forum are the same species. They certainly show quite a variation in colour pattern but there seem to be traces of a white or yellow median line down the dorsum which forks out onto the rhinophores in all the photos. One thing your animal lacks though, are the numerous gills on each ceras so visible in the other photos. Perhaps your animal was feeling nervous and had them contracted?Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Dec 1). Comment on Bornella calcarata from Utila, Honduras by Les Wilk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15366

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