Juvenile Aeolidia papillosa?
May 11, 2006
From: Carmelita Hansen
We found this small nudibranch in about 70 feet of water in Carmel Bay, California. Our best guess at identification is a juvenile Aeolidia papillosa. Is this what we are looking at, or are we mistaken?
Locality: Point Lobos, Carmel, 70 feet, California, USA, Pacific, 30 March 2006, rocky bottom. Length: 1 inch. Photographer: Carmelita Hansen.
Thanks.
Carmel Hansen
mhel0323@sbcglobal.net
Hansen, C., 2006 (May 11) Juvenile Aeolidia papillosa?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16232Hi Carmel,
Yes indeed, this is a young Aeolidia papillosa. In your area the species feeds largely on the sea anemone, Metridium senile, giving the slug the white coloration. When individuals in the intertidal feed on Epiactis, they are more of a olive green tint.
When identifying this species, you will alway see a wide clearing down the center of the dorsum and the cerata begin in front of the rhinophores. The white patches on your specimen are very common.
Thanks,
Dave Behrens
Related messages
-
Aeolidia papillosa from French Atlantic
From: Marina Poddubetskaia Ossokine, August 17, 2009 -
Re: Aeolidia papillosa spawn
From: Jackie Hildering, August 1, 2008 -
Re: Aeolidia papillosa spawn
From: Jackie Hildering, August 1, 2008 -
Stars don't eat slugs
From: Jan Kocian, July 11, 2007 -
Aeolidia papillosa from British Columbia
From: Marli Wakeling, March 26, 2007 -
Aeolidia papillosa? from southern Oregon
From: Sandy Grummon, March 1, 2007 -
Large Aeolidia papillosa from Puget Sound
From: Richard Zade, February 8, 2007 -
Aeolidia papillosa - Mating and Feeding
From: Philipp Kauffmann, May 24, 2005 -
Aeolidia papillosa from Puget Sound, Washington
From: Tom Hankins, February 22, 2005 -
Aeolidia papillosa vs Flabellina salmonacea
From: Mary Jo Adams, January 29, 2004 -
Aeolidia papillosa - mating
From: Richard Lord, August 29, 2003 -
Aeolidia papillosa feeding
From: Alan Shepard, August 23, 2003 -
Re: Information about Aeolidia papillosa
From: Peter H. van Bragt, November 4, 2002 -
Information about Aeolidia papillosa
From: Moria Eggers, October 30, 2002 -
Aeolidia papillosa feeding
From: Andy Horton, September 30, 1999 -
Aeolidia papillosa spawn
From: Andy Horton, September 29, 1999 -
Albino Aeolidia papillosa
From: Irina Roginskaya, September 18, 1999 -
Aeolidia papillosa from the White Sea
From: Irina Roginskaya, September 8, 1999 -
Colour variation in Aeolidia papillosa
From: Betsey Hansen, September 5, 1999 -
Aeolidia papillosa - Feeding & breeding
From: Betsey Hansen, September 3, 1999 -
Aeolidia papillosa from the Netherlands
From: Peter H. van Bragt, September 2, 1999 -
Aeolidia papillosa from New York
From: Betsey Hansen, September 2, 1999