Swimming sea slug in France
October 4, 2007
From: Tim Twibell
I am trying to identify a 'sea slug' (perhaps) I found in France. It was on the atlantic coast and stranded in the shallow waters, in land of a raised oyster bed, at a spring low tide.
It was about 2ft long, black, with large flapping 'wings' for swimming. I don't even know where to start in its identification. I am only guessing that it it a sea slug. Might manage a photo if it is a sea slug
Locality: France, west coast, 1ft, France, Atlantic, 28th sept 2007, intertidal, sandy. Length: 1.5 to 2ft
Tim Twibell
tim.twibell@marineturbines.com
Twibell, T., 2007 (Oct 4) Swimming sea slug in France. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20885Dear Tim,
One reason contributors send photos to the Forum is so we can identify their mystery animals. There are many tens of thousands of marine animals so a photo is always a useful start. Having said that, your mention of ' large flapping 'wings' for swimming ' may have solved the mystery.
I suspect your animal is a sea hare and most probably Aplysia fasciata. Have a look at the species Fact Sheet and some of the earlier messages attached to it. Some of them have photos of it swimming.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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