Re: Cerberilla sp. 7 from Bonaire, Caribbean

September 29, 2009
From: Michael McVicar


Concerning message #22668:

Dear Bill,

Likewise, I've found an unusual sea slug on Bonaire on my trip there August 2009. The colour is different from the one posted by Lureen but otherwise appears similar.

I'd found this one under the Salt Pier on Bonaire on a night dive, moving about in the open on the sand.

Locality: Salt Pier, 15 feet, Bonaire, Netherland Antilles, Caribbean, 19 August 2009, on bare sand below pier pilings. Length: 0.75 inches. Photographer: Michael McVicar.

Michael McVicar

mike.mcvicar@ontario.ca

McVicar, M.J., 2009 (Sep 29) Re: Cerberilla sp. 7 from Bonaire, Caribbean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22673

Dear Mike,

Your animal is certainly a species of Cerberilla and I suspect it is the same as Lureen's but lacking the blue pigmentation. Certainly the yellow pigmentation and the black line on the head are identical. Perhaps it is a juvenile which has not yet developed the blue colouration? We know so little about these species at present, but hopefully as more photos like yours and Lureen's become available, it will all become clearer

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Sep 29). Comment on Re: Cerberilla sp. 7 from Bonaire, Caribbean by Michael McVicar. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22673

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