Caloria elegans? from the Messina Strait, Italy

February 10, 2005
From: Andrea Biddittu

Hi Bill,
I cannot identify this image by Aurelio Giussani and available at www.mondomarino.net. The image is from the Messina Strait, at 15 m depth. For some details, it seems a specimen of Facelina bostoniensis, but for many other details (too many details) seems another species. Can you help me in this identification? I have permission from the photographer to post the photo on the Forum

Locality: Messina Strait, Italy. Mediterranean Sea. Depth: 15 m. February 2000. rocky bottom. Photographer: Aurelio Giussani

Andrea Biddittu

andbid@libero.it

Biddittu, A., 2005 (Feb 10) Caloria elegans? from the Messina Strait, Italy. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13089

Dear Andrea,
I am not an expert on the Mediterranean fauna but I suspect this is a colourful form of Caloria elegans. It looks quite like photos I have seen from Britain, while all the photos on the Forum from the Mediterranean are of black & white animals. Hopefully someone will confirm or correct my identification.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Feb 10). Comment on Caloria elegans? from the Messina Strait, Italy by Andrea Biddittu. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13089

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