Flabellina marcusorum from the Bahamas

June 17, 2005
From: Phillip Gillette


Hi,
I have an ID question. I found this nudibranch in the water column near the surface on a dive in the Northern Exumas, Bahamas. it seems to be the nudibranch Paul Humann describes as the Purple-Ring Nudibranch, which he says has only been found in Belize. I was just curious as to which species it is.

Locality: Baracuda Schoals, Exumas Ids, Bahamas, Caribbean. Length: 1 cm. May 2005. Photographer: Philip Gillette

Phillip Gillette

pgillette1@hotmail.com

Gillette, P, 2005 (Jun 17) Flabellina marcusorum from the Bahamas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14042

Dear Phillip,
It's name is Flabellina marcusorum. It is known from both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of tropical America and down to Brazil. There are quite a few reords on the Forum of this species.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jun 17). Comment on Flabellina marcusorum from the Bahamas by Phillip Gillette. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14042

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