Flabellina gracilis from Maine, USA
August 28, 2003
From: Alan Shepard
Bill -
Here's another nudibranch from Eastport, Maine, USA. I believe this is Flabellina gracilis. They are plentiful all over the dive site particularly on the granite remains of the old steamship pier that provide a tremendous amount of surface for invertebrates. The granite wall is approximately 10m high and entirely submerged at both low and high tide. It stretches for quite a distance.
This specimen was approximately 12mm long. There are a confusing number of Flabellina species in the area making identification while diving a bit difficult. Most common on the dive site are F. verrucosa , F. pellucida and F. gracilis.
Best wishes,
Alan Shepard
Tolland, CT, USA
alan.chepard@snet.net
Shepard, A., 2003 (Aug 28) Flabellina gracilis from Maine, USA. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10848Thanks Alan,
Bill Rudman
Related messages
-
Flabellina gracilis from Scotland
From: Jim Anderson, May 27, 2002 -
Flabellina gracilis & F. browni
From: Bernard Picton , July 22, 2001 -
Flabellina gracilis from the Netherlands
From: Peter H. van Bragt, September 4, 1999 -
Flabellina gracilis
From: Erwin Koehler, August 31, 1999 -
Re: Flabellina gracilis? from New York
From: Terry Gosliner , August 29, 1999 -
Flabellina gracilis? from NY
From: Betsey Hansen, August 27, 1999