Berthella africana
(Pruvot-Fol, 1953)

Order: NOTASPIDEA
Superfamily: PLEUROBRANCHOIDEA
Family: Pleurobranchidae

PHOTO

UPPER: Original water colours by Helene Gantes - Pruvot-Fol, 1953, Plate 3, figs 49, 50.
LOWER: Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Size: 5cm, Depth: 12m, March 2002. Arthur J. Telle.

Pruvot-Fol's description based on preserved specimens from Morocco, contains no worthwhile anatomical information and the colour of the living animal is based on the two paintings reproduced here.

See also Pleurobranchus caledonicus.

  • Cervera, J.L., Gosliner, T.M., Garcia-Gomez, J.C., & Ortea, J.A. . (2000) A new species of Berthella Blainville, 1824 (Opisthobranchia: Notaspidea) from the Canary Islands eastern Atlantic Ocean), with a re-examination of the phylogenetic relationships of the Notaspidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 66: 301-311.
  • Pruvot-Fol, A. (1953) Etude de quelques opisthobranches de la cote Atlantique du Maroc et du Senegal. Travaux de l'Institute Scientifique Cherifien, Zoologie, 5: 1-105. (Pls. 1-3)
Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (September 4) Berthella africana (Pruvot-Fol, 1953). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/bertafri

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