Colpodaspis pusilla from the Mediterranean

January 9, 2002
From: Jean-Pierre Bielecki

Hi Bill
Here is a photo we suspect to be a juvenile Berthella plumula. Could you confirm ?
Date : 8 July 2000, Dive place : Cerbère, South of France, [Mediterranean coast] Depth : 6m, Size : 5mm.

Jean-Pierre Bielecki

bielecki.jeanpierre@free.fr

Bielecki, J-P., 2002 (Jan 9) Colpodaspis pusilla from the Mediterranean. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5911

Dear Jean-Pierre,
This is an interesting little animal - Colpodaspis pusilla. In shape and colour it does have similarities to Berthella but it has a large, if fragile, internal shell and a very prominent right-posterior siphon. The white specks on the mantle and foot are skin glands.

I am not sure if it is has been recorded further south than the British Isles so your record from the Mediterranean may be an interesting new find.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Jan 9). Comment on Colpodaspis pusilla from the Mediterranean by Jean-Pierre Bielecki. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/5911

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