Bornella stellifer From Bintan, Indonesia

August 16, 2002
From: Alice Lee


Note added 12 February 2009: This has been moved to Bornella sp. 2. See message #22250].

Dear Bill,
These nudibranchs were found on the Dutch Freighter wreck north of Bintan, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia.

Depth: 20m
Size: 8cm
3 August 2002

The head looks pretty strange - it looks like the head of a wobbegong shark.

Regards,
Alice

alee@dlink.com.sg

Lee, A., 2002 (Aug 16) Bornella stellifer From Bintan, Indonesia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7721

Dear Alice,
These photo of Bornella stellifer are good because they show it on [feeding on?] a colony of hydroids. The main feature of the very distinctive head you mention are the two oral 'lappets' flanking the mouth. Each looks like a hand with outstretched fingers. The name 'stellifer' meaning starlike or 'carrying stars' is a reference to these structures, as is another name for this species, B. digitata, which refers tp them as 'digits' or 'fingers'.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Aug 16). Comment on Bornella stellifer From Bintan, Indonesia by Alice Lee. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7721

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