Cerberilla ambonensis from the Solomon Ids

January 8, 2004
From: Bruce Potter

Dear Bill,
Happy New Year.

I found this slug on New Years Day at the dive site "Bonegi 1" just near Honiara on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

It was crawling over sand at about 14 meters. It was about 35mm long. At one stage I moved it and was interested to note that it curled up into a ball much like an armadillo would.

Would I be correct in identifying it as a Cerberilla ambonensis .

Regards
Bruce Potter

bac@solomon.com.sb

Potter, B., 2004 (Jan 8) Cerberilla ambonensis from the Solomon Ids. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11803

Thanks Bruce,
May all your finds in 2004 be this interesting. It is indeed what I have been calling Cerberilla ambonensis. It seems more colourful than in Bergh's original illustration but it appears that in some animals of this species the colours can be quite dull. I think Cerberilla ambonensis is the only species with dark tranverse lines on the foot.

One problem with species of Cerberilla is that they normally live buried in, or burrowing through, soft sediments and so are seldom found. It is therefore difficult to get much of an idea of how much variation we can expect to find in their colour patern.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jan 8). Comment on Cerberilla ambonensis from the Solomon Ids by Bruce Potter. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11803

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