Flabellina sp. from St. Vincent

December 2, 2005
From: Les Wilk


Hi Bill;

This one is from our 2005 St. Vincent field trip. Apparently a Flabellina sp., but I'm not sure which one.

Locality: west side St. Vincent Is., Caribbean. Depth: 15 feet. Length: 0.5 inches, July 2005. sandy bottom. Photographer: Keri Wilk

Les Wilk

wilk@reefnet.ca

Wilk, L., 2005 (Dec 2) Flabellina sp. from St. Vincent. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15372

Dear Les,
This could well be a species of Flabellina. The anterior foot corners appear to be tentacular, and the first two groups of cerata on each side seem to be arranged in arches. I can't find anything that defintiely fits in the literature but perhaps someone will recognise it. Interestingly, it does have some similarities to the Mediterranean Piseinotecus gabinierei  but the anterior ceratal groups don't seem to be on common stalks, althought the rhinophores show signs of wrinkles. I guess this is another one that needs an anatomical investigation.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Dec 2). Comment on Flabellina sp. from St. Vincent by Les Wilk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15372

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Unidentified - Caribbean and South America (Atlantic)

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