Favorinus mirabilis? from Sth Korea

April 25, 2005
From: Dong Bum Koh


Dear Bill,
Here are some photos of Favorinus mirabilis from Jeju Island, Sth Korea.
We found this animal eating eggs of Pleurobranchaea japonica [see message #13628] at night.

Locality: Sasu Harbor, Jeju Island, Sth Korea. Depth: 5 m. Length: 8 mm. 27 June 2004. Sandy bottom with Rock .Photographer: Dong Jin Jwa

Best regards,
Dong Bum Koh

drkoh@seasee.co.kr

Koh, D. B. , 2005 (Apr 25) Favorinus mirabilis? from Sth Korea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13627

Dear Koh,
Thanks for these wonderful photos of Favorinus eating the eggs of Pleurobranchaea. However if this is Favorinus mirabilis, I am very puzzled by the shape of the rhinophores and the colour pattern. In particular, the rhinophores of F. mirabilis are not smooth and tapering, as in your photos, but large and lamellate. Also the oral tentacles in F. mirabilis are uniformly coloured, typically with yellow pigmentation. Your animal is very similar to those in Jun Imamoto's message [#11813] both in rhinophore shape and colour of the oral tentacles, so perhaps there is more than one species being confused here.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Apr 25). Comment on Favorinus mirabilis? from Sth Korea by Dong Bum Koh. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/13627

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