Favorinus japonicus from Heron Island

March 5, 2000
From: Julie Marshall


Dear Bill,

Attached is another colour variation of Favorinus japonicus. It was 10 mm in size and was found under a dead coral slab at the northern reef crest at Heron Island on 2 December 1999. It was feeding on the opisthobranch spawn shown in the photo. This animal shows some variation from most other Favorinus japonicus in having very pronounced (rather than small) annuli on the rhinophores and extremely nodulose cerata with cherry red tips. However it does have the usual opaque white daiamond on the head.

Best wishes,

Julie Marshall

j.marshall@latrobe.edu.au

Marshall, J., 2000 (Mar 5) Favorinus japonicus from Heron Island. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2025

Thanks Julie,
Your animal certainly has very pronounced rings/brackets on the rhinophores.

Congratulations on your book.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

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