Nudibranch from the Sea of Cortez

January 23, 2006
From: Renee Gallo

I saw this nudibranch in the Sea of Cortez near La Paz at a site called La Reinita. It's a small mount with currents moving accross it most of the time. It was about half an inch long.

Locality:  La Reinita, Near La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez. Depth: 20-30 ft. Length: 1/2 inch. 21 August 2005. rocky reef. Photographer: Renee Gallo

Renee Gallo

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Renee Gallo, 2006 (Jan 23) Nudibranch from the Sea of Cortez. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15602

Dear Renee,
Your beautiful aeolid is Flabellina marcusorum Gosliner & Kuzirian, 1990, named in honor of Ernst and Eveline du Bois-Reymond Marcus, for all the taxonomic work they did on opisthobranchs around the world. This species has been recorded from Isla Cedros to Panama, and the Galapagos on the Pacific Coast and also from the Caribbean, Colombia and Brazil, in the Atlantic.
Best wishes,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2006 (Jan 23). Comment on Nudibranch from the Sea of Cortez by Renee Gallo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15602

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