Trippa intecta from Vanuatu

November 25, 1999
From: Vinka Stenhouse

Dear Bill,

Here is Trippa intecta from Espiritu Santo Is., Vanuatu, 1997. It was 30mm long and photographed at night in 1m.
PHOTO: J.K. Stenhouse.

Yours sincerely,

Vinka Stenhouse.

Santo.
Vanuatu.

Stenhouse, V., 1999 (Nov 25) Trippa intecta from Vanuatu. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1573

Thanks Vinka,
The photo shows the characteristic spiculate tubercles (caryophyllidia) on the mantle, very clearly. Note how the darker basal spicules radiate out into the surrounding mantle tissue.
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 1999 (Nov 25). Comment on Trippa intecta from Vanuatu by Vinka Stenhouse. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/1573

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