Aglajid sp. 8

Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: PHILINOIDEA
Family: Aglajidae

PHOTO

West Caicos, Turks and Caicos, Tropical west Atlantic. Depth: 45 feet. Length: 1/2 inch. 6 July 2005. sandy bottom. Photographer: Laurie Korn

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2005 (July 18) Aglajid sp. 8 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/aglajidsp8

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Aglajid sp. 8 from the Bahamas

August 29, 2005
From: Anne DuPont


Hello Bill,

Can you confirm that this is Chelidonura berolina? I found only two in 4 months of searching in the southern Bahamas. This is the larger specimen, approximately 6 mm. The other specimen I found with it was approximately 4 mm. They were found in the sand near sea grass beds.

Location: Monument Beach, Stocking Island, Exumas, Bahamas. Depth: 5-6 feet, March 9, 2005

Thank you,
Anne DuPont
Delray Beach, FL

akdupont@bellsouth.net

DuPont, A., 2005 (Aug 29) Aglajid sp. 8 from the Bahamas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14646

Dear Anne,
In an earlier message [#9573]  I quoted Marcus & Marcus's original description of the colour of C. berolina and the orange bands they mention suggest they are describing the animal I have identified as C. africana. I suspect this animal is a species of Philinopsis or Aglaja. There is already a photo of this species on the Forum [message #14277] which I have suggested is the same as Redfern's Philinopsis sp. A [Photo 648 in his book]. I have called it Aglajid sp. 8 on the Forum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Aug 29). Comment on Aglajid sp. 8 from the Bahamas by Anne DuPont. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14646

Philinopsis? from Turks and Caicos

July 18, 2005
From: Jayne Baker

Any suggestions on the name of this little guy? Found in 45 feet of water, West Caicos, Turks and Caicos, about 1/2 inch long.

Locality:  West Caicos, Turks and Caicos, Tropical west Atlantic. Depth: 45 feet. Length: 1/2 inch. 6 July 2005. sandy bottom. Photographer: Laurie Korn

Jayne Baker

mickandjayne@tciway.tc

Baker, J., 2005 (Jul 18) Philinopsis? from Turks and Caicos. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14277

Dear Jayne,
Your animal is an aglajid. It looks a bit like a Caribbean  Chelidonura africana  [= Chelidonura berolina] but I think it is a Philinopsis probably Redfern's Philinopsis sp. A [Photo 648 in his book]. We need a lot more material of these fascinating animals from the Caribbean region so we can et a better idea of how many species occur there. At present too many species have been described from one or a very few animals which makes decisions on identifying animals with colour patterns different from the origianl specimens very difficult.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jul 18). Comment on Philinopsis? from Turks and Caicos by Jayne Baker. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14277