Chelidonura hirundinina from Caribbean

August 13, 2003
From: Carol Thomas

Could you please help me identify the attached animal. There were several of these creatures crawling slowly across this sandy area in Grand Turk and were about as long as a small finger nail. This shot was taken at about 50 feet. The divemaster pointed them out but said he had no idea what they were. Thanks for your help!
Carol Thomas

rooski11@insightbb.com

Thomas, C., 2003 (Aug 13) Chelidonura hirundinina from Caribbean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10741

Dear Carole,
I guess the 'Grand Turk' your mention is one of the Turks and Caicos Islands, near the Bahamas, in the Caribbean. Your mystery animal is Chelidornura hirundinina, which is a sand-dwelling species feeding on small flatworms. It is found throughout the tropical Indo-West pacific and the Atlantic. This is the typical Caribbean colour form.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B, 2003 (Aug 13). Comment on Chelidonura hirundinina from Caribbean by Carol Thomas. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10741

Factsheet

Chelidonura hirundinina

Related messages

  1. Chelidonura hirundinina from U.S.Virgin Islands
    From: Carly Kauffman, September 6, 2007
  2. Navanax inermis or Chelidonura hirundina ?
    From: Takao Urasawa, May 28, 2007
  3. Unknown Chelidonura from New Zealand
    From: Ian Skipworth, May 24, 2007
  4. Chelidonura hirundinina from the Kermadecs
    From: Ian Skipworth, May 26, 2006
  5. Chelidonura hirundinina from the Caribbean
    From: Les Wilk, October 18, 2005
  6. Chelidonura hirundinina mating
    From: Anne DuPont, August 26, 2005
  7. Mating Chelidonura hirundinina from Hawaii
    From: Lyudmila Zinkova , December 23, 2004
  8. Chelidonura hirundinina from Malaysia
    From: Asther M. Lau, September 17, 2003
  9. Chelidonura hirundinina from the Bahamas
    From: Anne DuPont, April 9, 2003
  10. Chelidonura hirundinina from Lord Howe Island
    From: W.B. Rudman, January 6, 2003
  11. Chelidonura hirundinina from Bali
    From: Stuart Hutchison, March 11, 2002
  12. Chelidonura chelidonura from Fiji
    From: Julian Sprung , February 9, 2002
  13. Chelidonura hirundinina in the Caribbean
    From: Anne DuPont, October 18, 2001
  14. Chelidonura hirundinina in the Solomons
    From: Bruce Potter, September 24, 2001
  15. Swallowtail sea slug?
    From: Robin Adler, September 24, 2001
  16. Re: Chelidonura in Atlantic
    From: Joe, September 21, 2001
  17. Chelidonura in Atlantic
    From: Ray, May 28, 2001
  18. Chelidonura hirundinina from Solomon Ids
    From: Mary Jane Adams, February 7, 2001

Show factsheet and all related messages