Further photos of mystery aeolid

July 2, 2001
From: Nishina Masayoshi


Dear Dr.Rudman
These photographs were offered by Miss Miki Tanaka who is the guide at The Sipadan Water Village Diving center at Mabul Is. Borneo, Malaysia.

I do hope these photographs are helpful.

Best Regards,
Nishina Masayoshi

nishina@hpe15.wips.co.jp

Nishina, M., 2001 (Jul 2) Further photos of mystery aeolid. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4696

Note added 13 Jan 2003: This is almost certainly Facelina rhodopos. See Nishina Masayoshi's message.

Dear Nishina,
Please thank Miss Miki Tanaka for these photos, they certainly show the details of this animal. The only animal I know that looks anything like this is Michel Barrabes' photo from France of Berghia verrucicornis. Trinchese's original painting [as Berghia coerulescens], which you can see in my answer to Michel's message, also looks very similar. I guess it's unlikely that they are the same, but being shipped around in ballast water is not an impossible suggestion.

As I said before without an animal, we can only speculate.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Jul 2). Comment on Further photos of mystery aeolid by Nishina Masayoshi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4696

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