Ercolania cf viridis

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: LIMAPONTIOIDEA
Family: Limapontiidae

DISTRIBUTION

Bassin d'Arcachon, Atlantic coast of France.

PHOTO

Locality: "L'Ecluse de Verdurette", Domaine de Graveyron, Audenge, Bassin d'Arcachon, 1 m, France, Atlantic: Green animal: 25 August 2006, Length: animal  8 mm; eggs  3 and 4 mm. Black animal: 4 September 2006, 6 mm;  eggs 5 mm. Photographer: Marina Poddubetskaia .

This species ranges in colour from green to black and seems to have slightly raised whitish tubercles on its cerata. It is quite similar in appearance to Ercolania viridis, but its egg ribbon seems quite different from that illustrated on the Forum for that species [see message #8300]. Kathe Jensen [message #22386] says that such egg differences are also found in E. nigra.

See further discussion in the messages below which show a range of animals photographed by Marina Poddubetskaia Ossokine. I have decided to keep these separate from 'typical' E. viridis until we have some confirmation that these are all one species.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2009 (April 2) Ercolania cf viridis [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/ercocfviri

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    From: Marina Poddubetskaia Ossokine, April 6, 2009
  2. Re: Calliopaea bellula - Ercolania cf. viridis & eggs
    From: Kathe Rose Jensen, April 2, 2009
  3. Re: Calliopaea bellula - Ercolania cf viridis & eggs [4]
    From: M. Poddubetskaia Ossokine, March 31, 2009
  4. Re: Calliopaea bellula - Ercolania cf. viridis & eggs [3]
    From: M. Poddubetskaia Ossokine, March 31, 2009
  5. Re: Calliopaea bellula - Ercolania cf. viridis & eggs [2]
    From: M. Poddubetskaia Ossokine, March 31, 2009
  6. Re: Calliopaea bellula - Ercolania cf. viridis & eggs [1]
    From: M. Poddubetskaia Ossokine, March 31, 2009

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