Elysia mercieri? from the Red Sea
September 10, 2005
From: Oren Lederman
Hi Bill,
I posted the following pictures on our local forum but we couldn't identify it. Any idea what it is ?
It's the second time i find this kind of slug.
Locality: Divers Village, Eilat, Israel. Red Sea. Depth: ~5 meters. Length: ~3-4 mm. 24 Aug 2005. Photographer: Oren Lederman
Oren Lederman
lederman@bigmail.co.il
Lederman, O., 2005 (Sep 10) Elysia mercieri? from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/14705Dear Oren,
I am not 100% sure because I can't see enough detail, but I think it is an elysiid. The only one I know with long papillae on a very long rhinophores is Elysia mercieri. However it doesn't have tufts of papillae at the parapodial edge, as that species does, so I am not sure. Perhaps Kathe JUensen will recognise it.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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