Ilbia mariana
Hoff & Carlson, 1990

Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: RUNCINOIDEA
Family: Ilbiidae

DISTRIBUTION

Previously known only from the Mariana Islands, but reported below from Sulawesi, Indonesia.

PHOTO

UPPER: 3.3mm; Guam, Bile, boat channel;  27 April 1990. LOWER: 3.2mm; Guam, Cocos Lagoon; 6 November 1971
PHOTOS: Clay Carlson.

This species was reported by Hoff & Carlson to be quite variable in colour, two extremes being illustrated here. They record over 700 specimens from the Mariana Island chain, the largest being 4.2mm long, but were unable to find it south of the island of Guam. See Lindsay Warren's message below, for a record from Indonesia.

Reference:
• Hoff, PJ. & Carlson, CH. (1990). A new Runcinacea from the Mariana Islands (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia). Venus, Japanese Journal of Malacology, 48(4): 263-269.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 1999 (March 23) Ilbia mariana Hoff & Carlson, 1990. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/ilbimari

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