Aegires sp. 4

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Aegiretidae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from Enewetak Atoll, Marsahall Ids.

PHOTO

Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific. Depth: 2-5 m.Length: 5-7 mm. 9 October 1981 and 9 May 1983. Coral reef, under dead coral. Photographer: Scott Johnson

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2006 (February 6) Aegires sp. 4 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/aegisp4

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Ceratosoma or Aegires from Indonesia

May 6, 2010
From: Franco De Lorenzi

Dear Dr Rudman
I think this is an unusual color pattern of Ceratosoma of which I never seen before, but maybe you have. Unfortunally the size is millimetric and detail are hard to see. All I can say is that it was fixed on that substrate. not knowing if it feeds algae or sponges I can't say what was feeding on. I think I can help nothing but by the photo itself.

Locality: Lembeh strait, 18 metres, Indonesia, indopacific ocean, 27 august 2009, black sand, broken coral. Length: 5 mm. Photographer: Franco De Lorenzi.

Thanks for your opinion.
Franco

cratena@tiscali.it

De Lorenzi, F., 2010 (May 6) Ceratosoma or Aegires from Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23545

Dear Franco,

I can't really be sure but it is possibly a colour form of Ceratosoma moloch. My other thought is that it is Aegires sp. 4 from the Marshall Ids, which is also black with white-tipped tubercles - and of small size. my only doubt is that from your photo the animal seems to have large lateral lobes just in front of the gills, but that could just be an illusion.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2010 (May 6). Comment on Ceratosoma or Aegires from Indonesia by Franco De Lorenzi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23545

Black Aegires from the Marshall Islands

February 9, 2006
From: Scott Johnson

Hi Bill,
This little Aegires doesn't seem to match any of the species I'm familiar with, although it does have scattered small blue spots similar to A. exeches and A. punctilucens. I saw three of these at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, in the early 1980s. All were under chunks of dead coral on lagoon reefs at depths of 2-5 m.

Locality: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific. Depth: 2-5 m.Length: 5-7 mm. 9 October 1981 and 9 May 1983. Coral reef, under dead coral. Photographer: Scott Johnson

Scott

uwkwaj@yahoo.com

Johnson, S., 2006 (Feb 9) Black Aegires from the Marshall Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15681

Thanks Scott,
Can't say I recognise either
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 9). Comment on Black Aegires from the Marshall Islands by Scott Johnson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15681