Aegires villosus from American Samoa
February 22, 2001
From: Don Barclay
Hi Bill,
Here are a couple of photos of what I suppose is Aegires villosus. It was collected 10 Feb 2001 on the east side of Pago Pago harbor, Onesosopo Point, under a coral boulder in about one meter of water. It was 10mm long, as moved very quickly for such a small slug.
Thanks for all your help, and thanks for making the Forum such a valuable resource.
Cheers,
Don
n5ols@samoatelco.com
Barclay, D., 2001 (Feb 22) Aegires villosus from American Samoa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/3788Dear Don,
Thanks for the nice photos which so clearly show the ornate colours and knobs of this species. Without the ability to see each other I sometimes wonder why some of these little animals bother to look so beautiful.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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