Facelina auriculata from Turkey

January 16, 2003
From: Ferda Buyukbaykal

Dear Bill,
Could you identify this photo?
Image Data: Tisan-Mersin, Turkey. June 2001, kurt burnu, 18 mt / 5-7mm, algae covered rocky.
Best wishes
Ferda

ferdabbaykal@isnet.net.tr

Buyukbaykal, F., 2003 (Jan 16) Facelina auriculata from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8886

This is Cratena peregrina. See Baki's message

Dear Ferda,
It's often difficult to identify aeolid nudibranchs unless you can get a good look at the head so you can see, not only the colour pattern, but the shapes of the rhinophores, cerata, and other body parts. In this case I am pretty sure this is one of the colour forms of Facelina auriculata, which in some books is still called Facelina coronata.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jan 16). Comment on Facelina auriculata from Turkey by Ferda Buyukbaykal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8886

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