Calmella cavolini from French Mediterranean

October 20, 2003
From: M. Poddubetskaia

Dear Bill,

Here is a record of Calmella cavolini from France.

Date: October 05, 2003
Location: La Ciotat, France, Mediterranean coast
Site: Le bec de l'aigle
Depth: 6m
Size: 8-9mm
Photos: Marina Poddubetskaia - Nembro website

Best wishes,
Marina.

nembro@nembro.info

Poddubetskaia, M., 2003 (Oct 20) Calmella cavolini from French Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11175

Thanks Marina,
I have included a close-up, alongside, of part of the animal to show the purple jaw plates showing through the skin of the head, and to show how the orange digestive gland in the cerata tends to darken to a reddish colour near the tip of each ceras.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Oct 20). Comment on Calmella cavolini from French Mediterranean by M. Poddubetskaia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/11175

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