Sagaminopteron ornatum from SE Queensland

September 3, 2003
From: Gary Cobb


Hi Bill,
Please find attached a photo of Sagaminopteron ornatum I took 23 August 2003 at Old Woman Island of Mooloolaba [SE Queensland, Australia]. Depth was 8m. 10mm length

This shot I believe shows the animal's gills, am I right?
Thanks for your help
Gary Cobb

gary@cobb.com.au

Cobb, G., 2003 (Sep 3) Sagaminopteron ornatum from SE Queensland. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10833

Thanks Gary,
Yes your photo does show a gill. I guess there may be more below that one. Most cephalaspideans, including most gastropterids, have a single gill, but Sagaminopteron ornatum, and others in that genus can have 4 or 5 gills, arranged on the right side of the body, one above the other.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Sep 3). Comment on Sagaminopteron ornatum from SE Queensland by Gary Cobb. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10833

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