Flabellina babai from southern Italy

February 13, 2006
From: Gennaro Ciavarella

Is this Flabellina babai or a Flabellina baetica?

Locality: Porto Cesareo, Gulf of Taranto, Ionian Sea, Italy, 12 metres, 14 June 2005, Intertidal. Length: 2-3 cm. Photographer: Gennaro Ciavarella

Gennaro Ciavarella

gciavarella@tin.it

Ciavarella, G., 2006 (Feb 13) Flabellina babai from southern Italy. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15809

Dear Gennaro,
From the colour and the arrangement of the cerata, I am pretty sure this is F. babai. I can't recall seeing a photo of F. baetica but from the written descriptions of that species it seems to be quite different in colour. It also differs in rhinophore shape. In F. babai the rhinophores have a series of leaflets or lamellae, while in F. baetica there seem to be papillae or lumps covering the posterior side. I'm afraid it's not that easy to see the detail on the rhinophores of your animal but I think it is F. babai. I would be grateful for confirmation from a local expert.

Also if anyone has a photo of Flabellina baetica they would like to share it would be very welcome.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Feb 13). Comment on Flabellina babai from southern Italy by Gennaro Ciavarella. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15809

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