Berthella californica from British Columbia

March 2, 2006
From: Marli Wakeling

Hello there,
Several weeks ago we found lots of Berthella californica up on the Sechelt Penninsula. They were larger than we usually see.

Locality: Fearnie Bluffs, Agamemnon Channel, 40 feet, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific, 11 February 2006, Rocky wall. Length: 6 cm. Photographer: Marli Wakeling.

Cheers,
Marli Wakeling

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Wakeling, M., 2006 (Mar 2) Berthella californica from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15971

Dear Marli,
Thanks for sharing this.  Great observation.  Bill has included a close-up of the anterior portion of the body showing the details of the foot corner, oral veil, and tubular rhinophores.

The geographic range of this species is now extended southward to Panama and the Galapagos (Behrens & Hermsillo, 2005; Camacho-Garcia, et al. 2005).

  • Behrens, D.W. & A. Hermosillo.  2005.  Eastern Pacific Nudibranchs - A guide to the opisthobranchs from Alaska to Central America.  Sea Challengers.   137 pp.
  • Camacho-Garcia, Gosliner and Valdes. 2005. Field Guide to the Sea Slugs of the Tropical Eastern Pacific.  California Academy of Sciences.  129 pp.

Best wishes,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2006 (Mar 2). Comment on Berthella californica from British Columbia by Marli Wakeling. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15971

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