Odontoglaja guamensis from South Africa

September 7, 2007
From: Valda Fraser

Dear Bill
Searched the species list, but .. no luck! Not able to find this Chelidonura. Please help. Awful image, but good enough for identification.

Locality: Sodwana, 15 m, South Africa, Indian, Jan 2007, Sandy area near reef. Length: 15 mm. Photographer: Valda Fraser.

Regards
Valda

valdafraser@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V.J., 2007 (Sep 7) Odontoglaja guamensis from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20659

Dear Valda,

This is an interesting  relative of Chelidonura called  Odontoglaja guamensis. The name odontoglaja means the 'toothed aglaja' because it has radular teeth which are absent in other aglajids, and links the family to the philinids and gastropterids, which have similar radular teeth. At 15 mm, it is quite a large example. I have included a close-up of part of the animal as it shows the colour pattern rather well.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 7). Comment on Odontoglaja guamensis from South Africa by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20659

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