Re: Aeolid from Peru

November 16, 2005
From: Francis & Pirjo Pellet

Dear Bill,
The resemblance is amazing between Katia Nakamura's aeolid from the east Pacific (north Peru) [message #15125]  and this little animal seen in Mediterranean sea , La Ciotat, the 12th of Juin 2004, 12m deep, "La grotte de la vierge", about 1cm - .Piseinotecus gabinierei.

Locality: La grotte de la vierge, La Ciotat, France, Mediterranean coast. Depth: 12 m. Length: 10 mm. 12 June 2004. Photographer: Francis Pellet.

Can it be the same species ?

Best wishes
Francis & Pirjo Pellet

pirjo.pellet;@free.fr

Pellet, F.& P., 2005 (Nov 16) Re: Aeolid from Peru. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15263

Dear Francis & Pirjo,
They certainly have similarities in colour, but it would be unlikely that the same species would be found in these two localities - although it is not completely impossible, as some species are found on both sides of the Atlantic and some Caribbean species are known from the East Pacific.

Externally, Piseinotecus has wrinkles (or slightly raised rings) on the rhinophores, while species of Cuthona are smooth, and the anterior corners of the foot are rounded in Cuthona but slightly tentacular in Piseinotecus.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Nov 16). Comment on Re: Aeolid from Peru by Francis & Pirjo Pellet. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15263

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