Flabellina ischitana laying eggs

July 30, 2008
From: Dominique Horst

Hello Bill,

This is the first time I can get a shot showing Flabellina ischitana laying eggs.

Locality: Antibes, 15 m, France, Mediterranean sea, 19 April 2008. Length: 20 mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.

Kind regards,
Dom.

dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr

Horst, D., 2008 (Jul 30) Flabellina ischitana laying eggs. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21536

Thanks Dom,

I've included a few close-ups, including the one alongside which shows one of the main characters distinguishing this species from F. affinis. Essentially in Flabellina ischitana the ceratal surface is translucent, without violet colouration, while in Flabellina affinis the zone under the subapical white ring is opaque violet, obscuring the digestive gland.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Jul 30). Comment on Flabellina ischitana laying eggs by Dominique Horst. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21536

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