Photographs of 2 Sacoglossans of the Dutch saltmarshes [2]
November 27, 2009
From: Marianne Ligthart
Concerning message #22783:
Dear Bill.
I understand you regret there are too few photographs of Alderia modesta on the Forum. So I am sending you some recent photographs of Alderia modesta [message #22841] and Limapontia depressa taken in the field (on the saltmarshes in the south-west part of our country near estuarine coastal waters). I regularly find both species throughout the year, exept in periods when it is very cold or dry.
The animals mostly are very small in size: 2 - 3 mm and they live on Vaucheria spec.
Locality: saltmarshes in the south-west part of the country near estuarine, coastal waters, / on saltmarshes, the Netherlands, estuarine waters of the North Sea, autumn 2008, on saltmarshes on Vaucheria spec.. Length: 2 - 3 mm. Photographer: Marianne Ligthart.
With greetings:
Marianne Ligthart
ahmligthart@hetnet.nl
Ligthart, M., 2009 (Nov 27) Photographs of 2 Sacoglossans of the Dutch saltmarshes [2]. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22863Dear Marianne,
Thanks for this photo of Limapontia depressa 'at home'. We can clearly see the branching green digestive gland through the semi-transparent skin which we discussed in earlier messages.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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