Re: Cumanotus from Slovenia

April 12, 2005
From: Tom Turk

Dear Bill,
I was delighted with your identification of the slug as a species of Cumanotus [message #13477]. Obviously, it is the first description for the Mediterranean sea. I made some additional inquires with Borut (photographer). He told me that he found another specimen on the muddy bottom at 20 depth. I will send you the pictures of this specimen when I receive the scans. He had also told me that there were plenty of Corymorpha nutans in the vicinity. The picture of the first specimen that you posted on the forum as a close up had not been taken at the original position since the photographer transfered it to the near rocks in order to get a better picture. Therefore, the Epizoanthus sp. nearby has nothing to do with the slug's diet. 
Best regards,
Tom Turk

tom.turk@bf.uni-lj.si

Turk, T., 2005 (Apr 12) Re: Cumanotus from Slovenia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13493

Dear Tom,
Thanks for the extra information. I look forward to seeing the photos of the other specimen. You will see I have just received message [#13507] from Marina Poddubetskaia with photos of Cumanotus cuenoti from Arcachon in France. So we know have colour photographs of the two European species of Cumanotus, both considered rare, on the Forum.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 12). Comment on Re: Cumanotus from Slovenia by Tom Turk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13493

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