Tritonia diomedea from California

July 22, 2004
From: Steve Johnston

I'm interested to know if anyone recognizes this pink slug. It was collected in Monterey Bay [California] at about 200 feet depth on a sandy bottom. It came up attached to some other items we were collecting. It's about 3 inches long, and the color in the photo is true. It's in a display dish with Anisodoris nobilis.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Steve Johnston

sjohnston@mbayaq.org

Johnston, S., 2004 (Jul 22) Tritonia diomedea from California. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12592

Dear Steve,
This is Tritonia diomedea. The white edging to the oral veil, mantle, rhinophore pockets and foot are very charcteristic.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Jul 22). Comment on Tritonia diomedea from California by Steve Johnston. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12592

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