Seaweed Creature
June 1, 2001
From: A Titus
Spent the weekend on the Texas Coast. A slug type animal was in the seaweed by the hundreds. It was around 2" long and had an appearance of the sea-weed itself. Just curious if anyone know what this is called and if a picture is available.
A. Titus
atitus@dupriestandsons.com
Titus, A., 2001 (Jun 1) Seaweed Creature. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/4469Dear Mr Titus,
A seaweed-looking slug in Texas makes me think of Scyllaea pelagica. Have a look at the photos above your message and at the many more photos in the messages below yours on this page and let me know if this is what you found. If so, it seems to make regular visits to Florida and Texas. It lives on the brown floating kelp, eating the small hydroid colonies which live on the seaweed. At some times of the year the winds and currents strand the kelp on the shore. Basically the slug has no say in where it ends up.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman
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