Aglajid sp. 4

Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: PHILINOIDEA
Family: Aglajidae

PHOTO

Futo Beach, Izu Peninsula, Japan. Photo: Norihiko Fukushima

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2003 (March 20) Aglajid sp. 4 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/aglajidsp4

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Aglajid from Japan

March 24, 2003
From: Norihiko Fukushima


Dear Bill,

I found a unknown sea slug.
It was found at Futo, Suruga Bay, Japan.

Date: 7 Dec 2002, Size approx: 10mm, Depth: 6m, Temperature: 18C. Lower

Best Regards,
Norihiko Fukushima
http://nori-f-web.hp.infoseek.co.jp/

liquiddiver@mx4.ttcn.ne.jp

Dear Norihiko,
I suspect it is an aglajid such as Philinopsis or Chelidonura but I don't recognise this species at all. It could be a species which has been described only from its fragile internal shell. If so, it will be difficult to identify.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 24). Comment on Aglajid from Japan by Norihiko Fukushima. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9436