Hermaea variopicta, a rare species in France
January 11, 2006
From: Hervé Limouzin
Hi Bill,
During a dive in La Rance on the English Channel [La Manche] coast of France, I saw this superb sea slug.
Locality: La Rance, St Malo, France. Atlantic coast.: Depth: 10 m. Length: 30 mm. 18 December 2005. Photographer: Hervé Limouzin
I first thought it was a Eubranchus but Bernard Picton indicated to me that it's a rare sacoglossan opistobranch : Hermaea variopicta.
According to your web site, it looks the same. Could you confirm ?
Thank you
Hervé Limouzin
limouzin.herve@tiscali.fr
Limouzin, H., 2006 (Jan 11) Hermaea variopicta, a rare species in France. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15517Dear Hervé,
I certainly agree with Bernard's identification, his knowledge of the Nth Atlantic fauna is far superior to mine.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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