Scyllaeidae from Bahia de Banderas, (2)

May 18, 2002
From: Alicia Hermosillo

Dear Bill,
here is the second of the scyllaeids I am having trouble identifying.

This animal I found at 51 feet of depth at Los Arcos, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico during the same dive as the animal in my first message. This one is smaller, only 7mm.

It was on a red alga and I was quite surprised to see this color variation. This red one is the only one I have seen, while the green one from part 1 I have seen in other ocassions.

Again, except from the color, the description matches Crosslandia daedali.

Alicia

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Hermosillo, A., 2002 (May 18) Scyllaeidae from Bahia de Banderas, (2). [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6969

Dear Ali,
I think this is a juvenile of Crosslandia daedali. I am not sure why the colour matches that of the algae, as the slug feeds on epiphytic hydroids so will not be picking up algal pigment from its food.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (May 18). Comment on Scyllaeidae from Bahia de Banderas, (2) by Alicia Hermosillo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6969

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