Aplysia parvula from the Madeira Islands
February 4, 2008
From: Magno Freitas
Concerning message #10382:
Dear Bill
I find a very small Aplysia in Madeira Island last Summer. Analysing some digital photos of the animal it seems to be the same colour form of your specimen from Senegal. It seems to be Aplysia parvula...
Locality: Reis Magos, Madeira Island, 5 metres, Atlantic, 10 August, 2007, Under small stones. Length: 15 mm. Photographer: Magno Freitas.
Magno Nicolau B. Freitas
mgnbfreitas@yahoo.com
Freitas, M.N.B., 2008 (Feb 4) Aplysia parvula from the Madeira Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/21322Dear Magno,
Thanks for this interesting record. It certainly seems the same colour pattern as the Senegalese animals and in the photo alongside we can clearly see the extremely large foramen [= opening in the mantle] exposing much of the brownish shell. A large foramen like this is a characteristic feature of A. parvula.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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