Stiliger berghi Baba, 1937 from the Japan Sea
March 27, 2008
From: Alexei Chernyshev
Stiliger berghi Baba, 1937 is a common species in Peter the Great Bay (Japan Sea). This species possesses finely denticulate radular teeth and finger-shaped rhinophores. It lives and feeds on red algae, especially on Neorhodomela larix.
Locality: Peter the Great Bay, intertidal, Russia, Pacific Ocean, 21 July 2007, on Neorhodomela larix. Length: 3-5 mm. Photographer: A.V. Chernyshev.
Alexei Chernyshev
tsher@bio.dvgu.ru
Chernyshev, A.V., 2008 (Mar 27) Stiliger berghi Baba, 1937 from the Japan Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21055Thanks Alexei,
It's nice to get some photos of this species , which is certainly unfamilar to me. Your radular mount is almost identical to Baba's original drawing, but he describes the blade as 'non-denticulated'. I can only presume you have better optical equipment available than Baba did at that time. Another point of similarity is his description of the 'dark mottles' scattered over the body and cerata, and the rhinophores having a 'dark ring down the tip'.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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