Armina sp. 8
Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: ARMININA
Family: Arminidae
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Village Beach, Eilat, Israel, Red Sea. 18 March 2004. Depth: 5m. Length: 3cm long. Photo: Binyamin Koretz
I am not sure whether this is a species of Dermatobranchus or Armina without some anatomical information. Many species in this family have a colour pattern similar to this but usually there are some small colour charcters unique to each species. I suspect the black line up the rhinophore stalk and the orange band on the rhinophore club will prove to be important distinguishing features in this species. I am calling it Armina sp. 8 but it could be a species of Dermatobranchus.
Authorship detailsRudman, W.B., 2004 (March 21) Armina sp. 8 [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/armisp8
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Arminid from the Red Sea
March 24, 2004
From: Binyamin Koretz
Saw this for the first time on Thursday, March 18 at 9pm at 5m on a rubble/sand slope at the Village Beach in Eilat (Red Sea). It's about 3cm long. It looks like an undescribed species of Armina in Debelius's book attributed to Australia only.
Thanks
Binyamin Koretz
Eilat, Israel
binyamin@koretz.net
Koretz, B., 2004 (Mar 24) Arminid from the Red Sea. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12509Dear Binyamin,
It certainly is an arminid but I can't really say whether it is a species of Dermatobranchus or Armina without some anatomical information. Many species in this family have a colour pattern similar to this but usually there are some small colour characters unique to each species. I suspect the black line up the rhinophore stalk, and the orange band on the rhinophore club, will prove to be important distinguishing features in this species. I am calling it Armina sp. 8 but it could be a species of Dermatobranchus
Best wishes
Bill Rudman
