Berthella agassizi from Brazil

March 24, 2006
From: Vinicius Padula

Dear Bill,

This is the Berthella agassizi  from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Locality: Rockshore, 1 metre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Atlantic, 10 October 2005. Length: 14mm. Photographer: Vinicius Padula.

Regards,
Vinicius Padula

viniciuspadula@yahoo.com

Padula, V., 2006 (Mar 24) Berthella agassizi from Brazil. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16160

Dear Padula,
Thanks for this record. I note that Ernst Marcus (1955) records the shell as being quite small for a Berthella - 6 mm long in a 25 mm long animal. Have you had a look at the shell in this species? Is the whitish outline in your photo cuased by the shell?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Mar 24). Comment on Berthella agassizi from Brazil by Vinicius Padula. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16160

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