Tethys fimbria from Croatia

December 18, 2002
From: Frank Thijssen


Dear Bill.
On the 8th of August this year I saw 3 specimens of Tethys fimbria. (I didn't know that then). One of them was sure 30cm big. I have about 3:45 minute film, where you can see the animal moving. In front the big oral hood becomes bigger, then closes up underneath to catch its food. At the same time its body seems to be just following the oral hood.

Two of them were on the sand bottom, while the third one was heading to some rocks, but when he touched the rock formation he turned around, immediately.

Location: South coast of Croatia, near SV-Marina. Depth: 23m, Temp: 22 degrees
Bottom: Sand & rock from coast. Time: daytime 16:00H

Frank Thijssen

f.thijssen5@chello.nl

Thijssen, F., 2002 (Dec 18) Tethys fimbria from Croatia. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8645

Dear Frank,
Thanks for these wonderful photos. This animal is even stranger than the species of Melibe that I am familiar with in the Indo-West Pacific. It's the sort of animal you would expect to see in a horror or science fiction movie.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2002 (Dec 18). Comment on Tethys fimbria from Croatia by Frank Thijssen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/8645

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