Cuthona pustulata - color variation from Eastport, Maine

August 1, 2005
From: Alan Shepard

Bill -

Here is a photo of a color variation of Cuthona pustulata from Eastport, Maine. All previous specimens I had encountered had the dull grey colored cerata [see message #13845 ]. This one had the yellow cores like those found on the European side of the Atlantic.

This specimen was approximately 12mm long. It was found at a depth of 15 meters and the water temperature was 7c.

Locality: Woody Beach, Eastport, Passamaquoddy Bay, Maine, USA, Atlantic coast. Depth: 15 meters. Length: 12 mm. 12 July 2005. Rocky bottom, high current. Photographer: Alan Shepard

Alan Shepard

alan.chepard@snet.net

Shepard, A.D., 2005 (Aug 1) Cuthona pustulata - color variation from Eastport, Maine. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14267

Dear Alan,
This is a great find. It certainly looks very like the typical colour form from the other side of the Atlantic.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Aug 1). Comment on Cuthona pustulata - color variation from Eastport, Maine by Alan Shepard. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14267

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