Caloria elegans from Turkey

September 27, 2001
From: Baki Yokes


Dear Bill,
Here are two of my photos of Caloria elegans from Turkey. This species is rarely seen around Turkish coasts, but this is may be due to its small size, and they are more common in warm waters of Mediterranean rather than they are in Aegean. They also prefer shallow waters.

UPPER: Datca, Turkey
Divesite: Inceburun
Depth: 5m
Size: around 1,5cm
Date: May 1995

LOWER: Bodrum, Turkey
Divesite: Poyraz Limani
Depth: 7m
Size: around 1,5cm
Date: February 1998

Best wishes
Baki

bakiyokes@turk.net

Yokes, B., 2001 (Sep 27) Caloria elegans from Turkey. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5336

Thanks Baki,
Another interesting record. I am not sure f it has been recorded east of the Bay of Naples. Caloria elegans is one of those aeolids in which some of the innermost cerata in each row are much larger than the others, and lie with a curled tip waiting to quickly uncurl the ceras when the animal is disturbed and wriggle it around in a defensive display. Have you seen it do that?

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2001 (Sep 27). Comment on Caloria elegans from Turkey by Baki Yokes. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5336

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