Hermaea zosterae
(Baba, 1959)

Order: SACOGLOSSA
Superfamily: LIMAPONTIOIDEA
Family: Hermaeidae

DISTRIBUTION

Japan.

PHOTO

Shima Pref. Mie, Japan (Kii Peninsula east coast). 15mm long, Jan. 2000, Depth: 3m. PHOTO: Yasuhiro Shirai.

Stiliger (Ercolania) zosterae Baba 1959 was described from a single 3mm long specimen.

"Rhinos auriculate, general color whitish. Head above marked with purple-red U-letter, the legs running up lower half of rhinos. Additional red-purple band on each side of head and runs down soide of body. Branchial papillae veined light olive green, tips chrome yellow - their surface ornamented with 3 longitudinal stripes of purple-red. Rhinophores tipped with opaque white. Found at Tomioka, Amakusa on Zostera" [Summary of original description].

It is most probably a species of Hermaea according to Kathe Jensen [see message below.]

Reference:
• Baba, K. (1959) The family Stiligeridae from Japan (Opisthobranchia-Sacoglossa). Publications of the Seto marine Biological Laboratory, 7(3): 327-336.

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Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2000 (February 27) Hermaea zosterae (Baba, 1959). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/stilzost

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