Long-tailed mini haminoeid from New South Wales
May 7, 2007
From: Nerida Wilson
Concerning message #1160:
Dear Bill and others,
I thought I would share some images of this interesting little haminoeid. The specimen was partly damaged during collection, but it retained its amazing extensible 'tail'. The picture that I have uploaded here does not show the full length of its extension, but close enough. The animal was about 1.5 mm long, excluding tail of course!
Locality: Port Stephens, 1 m, NSW, Australia, Pacific Ocean, 12 April 2007. Length: 1.5 mm. Photographer: Greg Rouse.
Nerida Wilson
ngwilson@ucsd.edu
Wilson, N.G., 2007 (May 7) Long-tailed mini haminoeid from New South Wales. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19867
Dear Nerida,
Thanks for this little cephalaspid that Clay Carlson calls a 'miniham'. It's exciting to know they can be found so close to Sydney. I wonder what the 'tail' is for?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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