Melanochlamys? from Italy

June 4, 2005
From: Alberto Piras

Dear Bill,
Here are some images of a slug found on algae in the Gulf of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy,  less than a meter deep. Theye are less than 4 mm long. I can't decide which genus and species they belong to, perhaps Melanoclamys?  I would be grateful for any help in identifying them.
Regards
Alberto.

billr@seaslugforum.net

Piras, A., 2005 (Jun 4) Melanochlamys? from Italy. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13949

Dear Alberto,
At this small size we have the problem of deciding whether they are adults or juveniles. We would need to check their anatomy. The other problem is that there is a growing list of names for Atlantic aglajids all based on a few specimens from single localities. I am not even sure if all your animals are the same species as the animal in the lower left photo doesn't show the unequal 'tail' seen in the other two photos. It could of course just be contracted in this photo. My 'best guess' is that these are juveniles of Chelidonura africana, but as you can see in the discussions on that species, we still have quite a bit to learn about the aglajids from the Atlantic region.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 4). Comment on Melanochlamys? from Italy by Alberto Piras. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13949

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