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/10608Dear 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
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