Ceratosoma ingozi from Cape Town

January 28, 2005
From: Charles Rowe

Hi Bill,
Here is another photo I would like identified.

Outer Partridge, Cape Town, South Africa, 12 December 2004, 18 metres

See ya.
Charles Rowe

Charles.rowe@gmsa.com

Rowe, C., 2005 (Jan 28) Ceratosoma ingozi from Cape Town. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13049

Dear Charles,
This is a nice find. It is the recently named Ceratosoma ingozi, which is the South African equivalent of the Australian Ceratosoma brevicaudatum. Both species lack the dorsal horn which is such a characteristic feature of most species of the genus Ceratosoma. Your photo shows small purple spots on the gills, a feature not previously noted in this species. Perhaps they appear in larger specimens. Can you give me any indication of how big your animal was?
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Jan 28). Comment on Ceratosoma ingozi from Cape Town by Charles Rowe. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13049

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