Berghia verrucicornis from Senegal
May 1, 2003
From: Marina & Patrice
Dear Bill,
The adventure from Dakar (Senegal) continues with this eolid. Could you confirm that it is the colour form of Berghia verrucicornis described by Malcolm Edmunds, please?
Patrice took this photo in April 1999 at a depth of 18m. The name of the site was ‘Gouye teni M'bot’ which meaning is ‘the baobab in front of the M'bot quarter’.
Best wishes,
Marina Poddubetskaia
nembro@nembro.info
Patrice Petit de Voize
PdeVoize@aol.com
Poddubetskaia, M. & Petit de Voize, P., 2003 (May 1) Berghia verrucicornis from Senegal. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9674Dear Marina & Patrice,
As far as I can see it fits Malcolm Edmunds description of B. verrucicornis from Ghana. However I can't see whether the rhinophores are papillate, and they don't seem to have a white tip as he describes.
• Edmunds, M. (1968) Eolid Mollusca from Ghana with further details of west Atlantic species. Bull. Mar. Sci. 18: 203-219.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
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