Juvenile Bulla from the Red Sea
October 12, 2005
From: Binyamin Koretz
Dear Bill,
My wife Shulamit found and photographed these small bubble shells on a recent night dive. Structurally they seem to bear resemblance to the other unclassified haminoeid spp on the Forum.
Locality: Eilat, Satil Area. Israel. Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat). Depth: 23 m. Length: up to 7 mm. 23 July 2005. sea grass and patch reef. Photographer: Shulamit Koretz
The 2 photos show a total of 3 different specimens.
Best regards
Binyamin
binyamin@koretz.net
Koretz, B., 2005 (Oct 12) Juvenile Bulla from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14434Note added 13 October 2005: This is Diniatys dubia. See message #15003.
Dear Binyamin,
I am pretty sure these are very juvenile Bulla ampulla. At this small size the shell is still quite transparent. You'll note the parapodial folds don't extend far down the shell. This is characteristic of Bulla. In most Haminoea species the parapodial folds enclose most of the shell even when they are small.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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