Pacific Russian Ercolania boodleae

April 14, 2005
From: A. V. Chernyshev & A.V. Ratnikov

Dear Bill,
Ercolania boodleae is a common sacoglossan species in Peter the Great Bay (Russia, Sea of Japan) (Minichev, 1976). Alexander Martynov (1997) listed this species for the intertidal zone of the South Sakhalin (Sea of Okhotsk). We found E. boodleae on the different green algae (Ulva, Cladophora, Chaetomorpha etc.).

Locality: Peter the Great Bay, Russia, Sea of Japan. Depth: 1-2 m. Length: 10 mm. August 2001. on Chaetomorpha moniligera. Photographer: Alexander V. Ratnikov.

  • Martynov A.V. (1997) Subclassis Opisthobranchia. In: Kussakin O.G., Ivanova M.B., Tsurpalo A.P. et al. A check-list of animals, plants and fungi from the intertidal zone of Far Eastern seas of Russia. Vladivostok, Dalnauka: 77-80 (in Russian)
  • Minichev Yu.S. (1976) Subclass Opisthobranchia. Animals and plants of Peter the Great Bay. Leningrad, Nauka: 92-95 (in Russian)

Alexei V. Chernyshev & Alexander V. Ratnikov
Institute of Marine Biology, Vladivostok, Russia.

tsher@bio.dvgu.ru

Chernyshev, A.V. & Ratnikov, A.V., 2005 (Apr 14) Pacific Russian Ercolania boodleae . [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13427

Thanks Alexei & Alexander,
It is good to get additional information on these species we previously only knew from Japan.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 14). Comment on Pacific Russian Ercolania boodleae by A. V. Chernyshev & A.V. Ratnikov. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13427

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