Facelina rhodopos from the Red Sea (1)

January 13, 2003
From: Nathalie Yonow


Dear Bill
Here are some photos of Facelina rhodopos, which I recently named. It doesn't appear to be too uncommon in the Red Sea. I realize the genera are somewhat complicated in aeolids. but Facelina was the best available. The species is characterised by a translucent yellow to orange body, cerata, and tentacles. There are opaque marks on the tail and sub-termainal ceratal ring which are peach to pink. The cerata are arranged in seven or eight clusters of 6 to 15 club-shaped cerata with have a terminal nipple. These two photos are by Jurgen Kuchinke, who took beautiful photos in the Red Sea. He sadly died last year.
More Red Sea things in due course!
Nathalie Yonow

N.Yonow@Swansea.ac.uk

Yonow, N., 2003 (Jan 13) Facelina rhodopos from the Red Sea (1). [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8608

Thanks Nathalie
Welcome to the Forum. I look forward to many more contributions.
Bill Rudman

Factsheet

Facelina rhodopos

Related messages

  1. Facelina rhodopos from Reunion Island by philibert Bidgrain
    From: Philibert Bidgrain, March 24, 2006
  2. Facelina rhodopos? from the Philippines
    From: Erwin Koehler, August 19, 2003
  3. Facelina rhodopos from Marshall Ids?
    From: Scott Johnson, January 24, 2003
  4. Facelina rhodopos from the Philippines
    From: Erwin Koehler, January 22, 2003
  5. Re: Facelina rhodopos from Malaysia?
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, January 14, 2003
  6. Facelina rhodopos from Red Sea (2)
    From: Nathalie Yonow, January 13, 2003
  7. Re: 'Aeolidia' helicochorda
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, July 2, 2001
  8. Further photos of mystery aeolid
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, July 2, 2001
  9. Re: 'Aeolidia' helicochorda
    From: Richard Willan, June 23, 2001
  10. Aeolidia helicochorda? from Malaysia
    From: Nishina Masayoshi, June 21, 2001

Show factsheet and all related messages