Lobiger souverbii from St. Vincent

October 26, 2005
From: Les Wilk

Hi Bill;

This specimen of Lobiger souverbii was found amongst sea grapes [Caulerpa ] on a mooring line in a quiet bay. This was the only one we saw during 5 weeks of diving on St. Vincent's west side.

Locality: Critter Corner, St. Vincent Is., Caribbean. Depth: 20 feet. Length: 1 inch. July 2005. sandy bottom. Photographer: Keri Wilk

Les Wilk

wilk@reefnet.ca

Wilk, L., 2005 (Oct 26) Lobiger souverbii from St. Vincent. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15053

Dear Les,
Thanks for this. As I said in an earlier message [#3117], it would be nice to have more information about the shape of living Lobiger souverbii to see if it has any distinctive differences from its Indo-West Pacific counterpart, Lobiger viridis. It would be interesting to see some more photos of it 'unfurling' the four parapodial lobes. Do they just have rounded 'bumps' along the edge or do they have enrolled secondary lobes, like their Indo-West Pacific counterpart?. Your photos show signs of enrolled secondary lobes.Perhaps next time you encounter this animal you could gice it a gentle prod to see if it will unroll its lobes as I illustrate from Lobiger viridis on the Fact Sheet.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2005 (Oct 26). Comment on Lobiger souverbii from St. Vincent by Les Wilk. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15053

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