The radula of Spurilla macleayi

February 9, 2004
From: Bill Rudman


Here are scanning electron micrographs of the radula of two specimens of Spurilla macleayi.

Upper: Tesselated Pavement, Pirates Bay, Tasman Peninsula, Sthn Tasmania, 15 February 1984. 3 specimens together under rock at low tide. 19-22mm long alive. AM C141245 [see #12134]
Lower: Long Reef, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 3 April 1985. 17mm long alive. AM C145674 - Radular formula 21 x 0.1.0

Scale bars = 100 microns. Photos: Geoff Avern.

Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Feb 9) The radula of Spurilla macleayi. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12145

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