Eubranchus farrani from Adriatic Sea

April 14, 2005
From: Egidio Trainito


May I have your opinion on the attached nudibranch?

Locality: Ancona, Italy, Adriatic Sea. Depth: unknown. Photographer: Marco Giuliano.

Egidio Trainito

et@egidiotrainito.it

Trainito, E., 2005 (Apr 14) Eubranchus farrani from Adriatic Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13451

Dear Egidio,
This is a colour form of Eubranchus farrani. Your animal is almost identical to one illustrated by Schmekel & Portmann (1982: Pl.14, figs 1-3) from Naples.

  • Schmekel, L. & Portmann, A (1982) Opisthobranchia des Mittelmeeres, Nudibranchia und Saccoglossa. Fauna e Flora del Golfo Napoli, 40: 1-410. Springer-Verlag: Berlin

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 14). Comment on Eubranchus farrani from Adriatic Sea by Egidio Trainito. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13451

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