Flabellina verrucosa in West Puget Sound

September 15, 2007
From: Dave Washburn

I'm reasonably sure these are Flabellina verrucosa, but would appreciate confirmation. They are fairly profuse at Harper's Ferry, a popular dive site on the west side of Puget Sound near Port Orchard. Most are an inch long at most, so getting a good macro photo is a good challenge. The photos are of two different ones that we found on successive dives at this site.

Locality: Harper's Ferry, 20 feet, Washington, USA, Puget Sound, 05 September 2007, Old auto ferry dock, gravel and lots of seaweed. Length: 1 inch. Photographer: Dave Washburn.

Dave Washburn

dwashbur@nyx.net

Washburn, D.L., 2007 (Sep 15) Flabellina verrucosa in West Puget Sound. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20690

Dear Dave,

The relatively short spindle-shaped cerata, and their arrangement into 'clumps' seems to be characteristic of Flabellina verrucosa.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Sep 15). Comment on Flabellina verrucosa in West Puget Sound by Dave Washburn. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20690

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