Re: Cerata of Eubranchopsis virginalis

April 14, 2000
From: Yoshi Hirano

Dear Bill,

I would like to show my photo of Eubranchopsis virginalis as an example of a specimen with 'acutely pointed tubercles' on the cerata. I agree with your comment that the outline of aeolid cerata may alter depending on individuals or condition of the animal.

Data: Kominato, Boso Peninsula, Japan
Intertidal, on Sargassum, BL 7 mm, 11 Dec. 1996.

Best wishes,
Yoshi Hirano

hiranoyj@earth2.s.chiba-u.ac.jp

Hirano, Y., 2000 (Apr 14) Re: Cerata of Eubranchopsis virginalis. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2268

Thanks Yoshi,
Your photo looks very like the painting in Opisthobranchs of Sagami Bay. Yasuhiro's animal seems to be a peculiar colour form with more white pigmentation and redder bands on the oral tentacles and rhinophores.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Apr 14). Comment on Re: Cerata of Eubranchopsis virginalis by Yoshi Hirano. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2268

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