Aglajid sp. 2
Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: PHILINOIDEA
Family: Aglajidae
PHOTO
Kerama Is. near Okinawa in Japan. At 7m depth on coral rubble (moved to algae for photo). 3mm long.
PHOTO: Atsushi Ono.
As with Aglajid sp. 1, the shape of this animal with raised crest-like posterior end of the head shield is more characteristic of aglajids than philinids.
See Atsushi Ono's message below.
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 2000 (April 25) Aglajid sp. 2 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/aglajidsp2