Crosslandia viridis from South Australia

August 17, 2000
From: Stuart Hutchison

Dear Bill,
Here is a Crosslandia viridis that Ron Greer discovered in 2m water at Point Turton Jetty, Yorke Peninsula, SA in about Mid 1998. It was about 20mm long.

Regards,
Stuart

hutchco@tpg.com.au

Hutchison, S., 2000 (Aug 17) Crosslandia viridis from South Australia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2876

Thanks Stuart,
It's good to get photos and records of this rarely reported species. Athough it looks as though it is a herbivorous sacoglossan, it is in reality a hydroid-feeding dendronotoidean related to the pelagic nudibranch Scyllaea pelagica.

To those of you who are unfamiliar Crosslandia, have a look at the photo at the top of the page. In Stuart's photos the head [at the right side] is obscured by the large anterior parapodial lobe.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Aug 17). Comment on Crosslandia viridis from South Australia by Stuart Hutchison. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2876

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