Flabellina salmonacea from British Columbia

March 25, 2002
From: Marli Wakeling


Hi Bill,
Here is Flabellina salmonacea, commonly known here as a "shaggy mouse nudibranch". This one was found on Crimson Wall, at the north end of the Sechelt Peninsula.

PHOTO: Crimson Wall, Agamemnon Channel, Sechelt peninsula, British Columbia, Canada
DEPTH: 50 feet
LENGTH: 15mm
DATE: January 6, 2001
PHOTO BY: Marli Wakeling

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Wakeling, M., 2002 (Mar 25) Flabellina salmonacea from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6488

Thanks Marli,
I find these species which apparently live in the North Atlantic and the North Pacific very interesting. They have either been there an awfully long time or their larvae have made a cold journey under the Arctic ice cap. I wonder if anyone can give us a summary of the current hypothesis concerning these distributions?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Mar 25). Comment on Flabellina salmonacea from British Columbia by Marli Wakeling. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6488

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