Berthella californica from British Columbia

March 26, 2007
From: Jacqui Engel

Hello Bill,

In our dives this last week on Northern Vancouver Island, we have seen several Berthella californica clustering such as those pictured here. Thought this apparent mating behaviour might be of interest.

Locality: Bear Cove - Port Hardy, Northern Vancouver Island, 35 feet, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean, 20 March 2007, wall. Length: +/- 5 cm. Photographer: Jacqui Engel.

Jacqui Engel

jacquiengel@telus.net

Engel, Jacqui, 2007 (Mar 26) Berthella californica from British Columbia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19737

Hi Jacqui,

Wow, I don't think I have ever seen so many specimens aggregating together. Pretty neat. I guess we can assume they are mating, but since I cannot determine if they are juxtiposed right side to right side, we cannot say for sure. The group does resemble the photo in Lamb & Hanby (2005)

Thanks for sharing this,,
Dave Behrens

Behrens, D.W., 2007 (Mar 26). Comment on Berthella californica from British Columbia by Jacqui Engel. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19737

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