Bornella sarape from Pacific coast of Mexico

December 3, 2009
From: Kevin Lee

Dear Bill

Alicia Hermosillo's excitement and enthusiasm were infectious, as she found these rare  specimens of Bornella sarape.

Locality: Los Arcos, Puerto Vallarta, 25fsw, Mexico, East Pacific, 04 July 2009, Rocky reef. Length: 1/2 inch. Photographer: Kevin Lee.

k;-)

diverkevin@gmail.com

Lee, K., 2009 (Dec 3) Bornella sarape from Pacific coast of Mexico. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22903

Dear Kevin,

Obviously the nudi gods were looking after you and Ali on this trip. I have included some close-ups to show some of the characters which define most species of the genus, including the 'hand-like" oral lobes on each side of the mouth with extended finger-like tentacles [lower right photo]; the paired branched cerata with stalked gills [middle left photo]; and the elanorate branched rhinophore stalks [middle right photo].

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Dec 3). Comment on Bornella sarape from Pacific coast of Mexico by Kevin Lee. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22903

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