Herviella sp. ? from India

November 5, 2009
From: Vishal Bhave


Concerning message #4563:

I got this aeolid in rock pool at low tide beneath the rock encrusted with tiny hydroids and bryozoans, Richard Willan has suggested it could be a species of Herviella.

.Locality: Undi - Ratnagiri, 15 centimeters, Maharashtra, India, Arabian sea, 31 October 2009, Intertidal, beneath the rock, in rockpool. Length: 8 mm. Photographer: Vishal Bhave.

Vishal Bhave

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Bhave, V.J., 2009 (Nov 5) Herviella sp. ? from India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22748

Dear Vishal,

I would agree that this is most probably a species of Herviella. The arrangement of the black pigmentation and absence of orange rings on the cerata, suggest that this is Herviella yatsui which is at present known only from Japan. As I have said in response to a number of your messages, we know little about most of these animals, so photos and records like this are valuable additons to our knowledge.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Nov 5). Comment on Herviella sp. ? from India by Vishal Bhave. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22748

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