Aegires villosus from American Samoa

February 22, 2001
From: Don Barclay


Hi Bill,

Here are a couple of photos of what I suppose is Aegires villosus. It was collected 10 Feb 2001 on the east side of Pago Pago harbor, Onesosopo Point, under a coral boulder in about one meter of water. It was 10mm long, as moved very quickly for such a small slug.

Thanks for all your help, and thanks for making the Forum such a valuable resource.

Cheers,
Don

n5ols@samoatelco.com

Barclay, D., 2001 (Feb 22) Aegires villosus from American Samoa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3788

Dear Don,
Thanks for the nice photos which so clearly show the ornate colours and knobs of this species. Without the ability to see each other I sometimes wonder why some of these little animals bother to look so beautiful.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Feb 22). Comment on Aegires villosus from American Samoa by Don Barclay. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3788

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