Austraeolis ornata found in nthn NSW, Australia
June 13, 2006
From: Ruth Owler
Hi,
I am studying an intertidal area at Lennox Heads, Northern NSW. I came across this sea slug in one of the rock pools at low tide. The area that I study is completely submerged at high tides and can get down to less than 0.1m tides at low. I was wondering if it is possible to get Austraeolis ornata as far north. Also if you are able to tell me that this is Austraeolis ornata. I found a second identical one the day before but it was only approx 9 mm in length.
Locality: Lennox Heads "Moat", 0.5 m, Lennox Heads, Northern New South Wales, Australia.
Regards
Ruth
ruthowler@westnet.com.au
Owler, R., 2006 (Jun 13) Austraeolis ornata found in nthn NSW, Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16861Dear Ruth,
Yes this is Austraeolis ornata. Although it is a basically a temperate Australian species it seems to extend up into southern Queensland,a nd quite a way up the Western Australian coastline as well. It has quite a distinctive colour pattern, and the way the cerata are arranged into distinct clusters is a are useful identification feature. Also distinctive are the ridges on the rhinophores which I have ringed in the close-up.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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