Ceratophyllidia africana from South Africa

November 23, 2001
From: Valda Fraser


Dear Bill
Over the weekend I found Ceratophyllidia africana. Have seen that it was described by Eliot from Tanzania with reference to a single specimen. Gosliner also found an animal at Sodwana, north coast KwaZulu-Natal.
Hope you like it!
Locality: Park Rynie, south coast KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 30 m
Date: November 2001
Size: 40 mm
Regards
Valda

valdafraser@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V., 2001 (Nov 23) Ceratophyllidia africana from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5704

Thanks Valda,
It is interesting to compare this South African animal with Walabha's animal from Indonesia, which has a green mantle and outer tubercles which are white with black spots, like yours, but has inner tubercles which are black with white spots. As I say at the top of the page, we have so few records of animals in this genus that it is not possible to interpret the significance of the colour differences at present.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Nov 23). Comment on Ceratophyllidia africana from South Africa by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5704

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Ceratophyllidia spp.

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