Okenia echinata from Ratnagiri, India

December 15, 2009
From: Vishal Bhave

Concerning message #8858:

Dear Bill,
In survey along coastal Ratnagiri, I observed a goniodorid on rocks encrusted with bryozoans [see photo]. It might be Okenia echinata ? I am also attaching an image with eggcases.

Locality: Ambolgad, Rajapur, Ratnagiri, 1- 4 feet, Maharshtra, India, Arabian sea, 13 December 2009, Intertidal with rocks encrusted with bryozoans. Length: 6-8 mm. Photographer: Vishal Bhave.

need more images?

Vishal Bhave

vishalbhave@gmail.com

Bhave, V.J., 2009 (Dec 15) Okenia echinata from Ratnagiri, India. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22982

Dear Vishal,

I am pretty sure this is indeed O. echinata which would extend its distribution much further west than at presently known. Was this the only specimen you saw? It would be interesting to know how much colour variation occurs in your part of the world.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Dec 15). Comment on Okenia echinata from Ratnagiri, India by Vishal Bhave. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22982

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