C. kikutarobabai from Northern Marianas

April 28, 2001
From: Clay Carlson

Bill,
Here is a sample of one of the two C. kikutarobabai that we found in the Northern Marianas a few years ago. I think Bob Bolland has also reported this animal from the Okinawa area.

Data: 8 mm; Northern Marianas, Maug, 6 m; 5 July 1972.

Clay

clay.carlson@kuentos.guam.net

Carlson, C. , 2001 (Apr 28) C. kikutarobabai from Northern Marianas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4248

Dear Clay,
This is obviously the same as Bob Bolland has found in Okinawa and Nishina has just reported from the Japanese mainland. As I said before I wish someone could find an intermediate between this black animal ['Cyerce cf. kikutarobabai'] and the purple animal which matches Hamatani's original description of C. kikutarobabai.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Apr 28). Comment on C. kikutarobabai from Northern Marianas by Clay Carlson . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4248

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