Chelidonura flavolobata - color variation

March 17, 2005
From: Oren Lederman


Hi Bill,

Since you showed interest in Chelidonura flavolobata, I'm sending a few more photos from last weekend. That's the second time I have seen this color variation.

Locality: "The Caves", Eilat Bay, Israel, Red Sea. Depth: ~18 m. Length: ~4 cm. 12 Feb 2005. on a coral. Photographer: Oren Lederman.

Oren

lederman@bigmail.co.il

Lederman, O., 2005 (Mar 17) Chelidonura flavolobata - color variation. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13330

Thanks Oren,

It's certainly interesting to see this colour form. It seems this species is either black with solid orange-yellow lobes or a lighter brown with a white line on the yellow lobes. These animals look very like some in one of Nils Anthes' messages [#10033]. As we know very little about this species, photos such as yours showing these variants help us build up a better picture of ther species.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Mar 17). Comment on Chelidonura flavolobata - color variation by Oren Lederman. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13330

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