Triopha maculata from California

July 30, 2007
From: Clinton Bauder

Hi Bill,

One of the nice things about diving in a kelp forest is that you don't have to stop looking for slugs during your ascent and safety stops. Dive buddy Allison Lee found this Triopha maculata near the top of some Macrocystis kelp.

Locality: Point Sur, 6 meters, California, USA, Pacific, 21 July 2007, Macrocystis kelp. Length: 10 mm. Photographer: Clinton Bauder.

Clinton Bauder

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Bauder, C., 2007 (Jul 30) Triopha maculata from California. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20299

Hi Clinton,
Kelp beds like yours are the habitat for this species. Your specimen is obviously a juvenile. Bill's close-ups show the characteristic frontal veil and notal papillations. As this specimen approaches full adult size of over 15 cm, its characteristic blue spots will appear

Thanks for sharing,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2007 (Jul 30). Comment on Triopha maculata from California by Clinton Bauder. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20299

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