Facelina auriculata from the French Mediterranean
April 14, 2010
From: Dominique Horst
Hi Bill,
I think this is Facelina auriculata. This is the first time I have seen it in the Mediterranean sea.
It seems frequent in Banyuls, but I've never seen it before anywhere else.
Locality: Banyuls, 9 m, France, Mediterranean sea, 26 March 2010. Length: 18 mm. Photographer: Dominique Horst.
Kind regards,
Dominique
dominique.horst@wanadoo.fr
Horst, D., 2010 (Apr 14) Facelina auriculata from the French Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/23424
Dear Dom,
This is an appropriate message to post at the same time as Miquel Pontes' message on colour in this species [see #23479] As I suggest in his message, the granular nature of the blue patch, which we can see in your close-up, suggests that the colour may be structural rather than a pigment.
I can also see a small Cuthona caerulea in the top photo.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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