Re: Ceratosoma magnifica? from the Red Sea
May 7, 2007
From: Binyamin Koretz
Concerning message #19854:
Hi Bill,
This little slug looks something like Oren's animal but green, and with a couple of the dorsal tubercles forming prominent 'horns' like in Eliot's drawing. Unfortunately the rhinophores were withdrawn when we photographed it, but the gills are red-edged, which might fit into your "Red Sea possibly Ceratosoma magnifica " category.
Locality: Eilat, Satil Area, 24m, Israel, Red Sea (Gulf of Eilat), 7 Jun 2006 (night), grassy expanse (with occasional corals) at foot of slope. Length: 12 mm. Photographer: Binyamin and Shulamit Koretz.
Best regards
Binyamin
binyamin@koretz.net
Koretz, B., 2007 (May 7) Re: Ceratosoma magnifica? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19871Dear Binyamin,
It certainly does fit Eliot's animal very well. In the original painting the traces of purple seem to be restricted to the dorsal horns and the rounded projections of the mantle edge, which is exactly where the purple is in your animal.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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