Bornella stellifer from Gulf of Kutch , Gujarat, India

July 4, 2006
From: Arpit Deomurari

I found this beautiful sea slug in a sandy bottom off Pirotan island in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat, India.

Locality: Pirotan Island, 1 feet, Gujarat, India, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Kutch, 11 november 2005, sandy bottom. Length: 1.5 inches. Photographer: Arpit Deomurari.

Arpit Deomurari.

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Deomurari, A.B., 2006 (Jul 4) Bornella stellifer from Gulf of Kutch , Gujarat, India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17016

Dear Arpit,
This is Bornella stellifer. I also found this species at Pirotan Island, but in 1971. It has a wide distribution throughout the Indo-West Pacific, and feeds on small hydroids found growing over and under small rocks.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jul 4). Comment on Bornella stellifer from Gulf of Kutch , Gujarat, India by Arpit Deomurari. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17016

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