Cyerce cristallina from Gallipoli - Lido Pizzo

October 29, 2008
From: Fabio Crocetta


Dear Bill,

Thanks for your email identifying this species as Cyerce cristallina. Here are some photos of the animal which was found by my friend Giuseppe Colamonaco at 0.5 - 1 m of depth on a hard substrata at Gallipoli, near Lido Pizzo (LE), which is quite a small city in the Southern Italy (Mediterranean Sea). Photos were taken by Giuseppe in his private aquarium.

Best wishes,
Fabio Crocetta

fabiocrocetta@alice.it

Crocetta, F., 2008 (Oct 29) Cyerce cristallina from Gallipoli - Lido Pizzo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21999

Dear Fabio,
Thanks for these photos. It's good to get records of this species and photos showing a slightly different colour form. The rolled tube-like rhinophores, which are each divided into two, is a clear indication that this is a specie sof Cyerce - a sacoglossan rather than an aeolid nudirbranch.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2008 (Oct 29). Comment on Cyerce cristallina from Gallipoli - Lido Pizzo by Fabio Crocetta. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21999

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