Re: Tritonia lineata? from Malta
September 18, 1999
From: Constantine Mifsud
Thank you Bill and Bernard.
Indeed the specimen was rather small and bruised. However there were traces of interrupted opaque white dorsal side lines and a rather longish "tail". Would small juveniles of T. hombergi be so different from the adult?.
The other species recorded from here are;
Tritonia manicata Deshayes, 1853 &
Tritonia cf. striata. Haefelfinger, 1963 both by SAMMUT & PERRONE 1998:230
Constantine
kejdon@orbit.net.mt
Mifsud, C., 1999 (Sep 18) Re: Tritonia lineata? from Malta. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1352Dear Constantine,
Perhaps the white markings you mention may be distinctive enough for Bernard to comment, but perhaps you should consider having a look at the radula. Thompson & Brown illustrate a number of Tritonia radulae, and with the very distinctive radula of juvenile T. hombergi it should be possible to get a few more clues.
Bill Rudman.
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