Bornella anguilla from Reunion Is.

July 31, 2003
From: Yves Coze

Hello,
While diving last Saturday, I managed to catch a photograph of a sea slug I can't identify. This picture was taken in Réunion Island (Indian Ocean), at a 15 m depth.

With a first search I managed to identify a Flabellina, but I can't get any more info. Could you please help me? This slug was seen "swimming" in the water, it's "tail" undulating very gracefully, after a few cms, it got back to the rocky/coral ground.

It was the first time I spotted it, I'll go back in that place to see if there are any more.

Thank's in advance for your help.
Yves Coze

info@rando-reunion.com

Coze, Y., 2003 (Jul 31) Bornella anguilla from Reunion Is.. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10608

Dear Yves,
This spectacular animal is Bornella anguilla, the name anguilla being based on its eel-like swimming motion which you noticed. Any other opisthobranch finds you have from Reunion Island would be of great interest as we still have a lot to learn about these animals in the Indian Ocean
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jul 31). Comment on Bornella anguilla from Reunion Is. by Yves Coze. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10608

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