Aegires villosus from South Australia
February 1, 2005
From: Dennis Hutson
Does anybody know what type of sea slugs this is? I found it under the Edithburgh jetty. It was almost 10 mm. I'm new to this but keen to learn.
Locality: Edithburgh Jetty, South Australia, Depth: 6 metres. Length: 10mm. 23 Jan. 2005. Pylons and rocky bottom. Photographer: Dennis Hutson
Cheers
Dennis.
dghutson@ozemail.com.au
Hutson, D.G, 2005 (Feb 1) Aegires villosus from South Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12990Dear Dennis,
This is Aegires villosus. I have a photo of this species from Edithburg Jetty on the species Fact Sheet. This species has a wide tropical Indo-West Pacific distribution and is one of a group of tropical species which is also found in South Australia. It has probably got to South Australia via the Leuwin Current which travels down the West Australian coast and sends a branch east along the south coast. Interestingly, specimens from South Australia seem to be fatter with smaller papillae than their more spectacular tropical siblings.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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