Bornella sarape
Bertsch, 1980

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DENDRONOTINA
Family: Bornellidae

DISTRIBUTION

Pacific coast, Central America

PHOTO

42 mm long, Los Arcos, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific coast of Mexico, 54 feet deep. June 2002. Photo:
Alicia Hermisillo.

Body pale yellow brown with dark brown to black reticulate pattern which sometimes coalesces into dark patches, which distingusihes it from the species described from the Pacific and the Caribbean which have orange or reddish reticulations.

Reference:
• Bertsch, H. (1980) A new species of Bornella from tropical west-America (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia). Spixiana, 3(1): 33-42.

Authorship details
Rudman, W.B., 2002 (June 13) Bornella sarape Bertsch, 1980. [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/bornsara

Related messages


Bornella sarape from Pacific coast of Mexico

December 3, 2009
From: Kevin Lee

Dear Bill

Alicia Hermosillo's excitement and enthusiasm were infectious, as she found these rare  specimens of Bornella sarape.

Locality: Los Arcos, Puerto Vallarta, 25fsw, Mexico, East Pacific, 04 July 2009, Rocky reef. Length: 1/2 inch. Photographer: Kevin Lee.

k;-)

diverkevin@gmail.com

Lee, K., 2009 (Dec 3) Bornella sarape from Pacific coast of Mexico. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22903

Dear Kevin,

Obviously the nudi gods were looking after you and Ali on this trip. I have included some close-ups to show some of the characters which define most species of the genus, including the 'hand-like" oral lobes on each side of the mouth with extended finger-like tentacles [lower right photo]; the paired branched cerata with stalked gills [middle left photo]; and the elanorate branched rhinophore stalks [middle right photo].

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Dec 3). Comment on Bornella sarape from Pacific coast of Mexico by Kevin Lee. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22903

Bornella sarape and egg mass

July 19, 2003
From: Alicia Hermosillo


Dear Dr. Rudman,

I am glad to see the postings are growing in number and in scientific content every day (I am sure you are thrilled about all the work that means for you!).

Here is a picture of a Bornella sarape I found last Sunday off Islas Marietas, Bahia de Banderas, Pacific Coast of Mexico. At about 50 feet deep and 32 mm long. It is always a treat to find it is so rare.

Cheers!
Alicia

gueri25@hotmail.com

Hermosillo, A., 2003 (Jul 19) Bornella sarape and egg mass. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10464

Dear Ali,
Thanks for the photos. It is great to get information on animals like this which we know so little about. As you say however, there is always a little pain associated with such pleasures.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jul 19). Comment on Bornella sarape and egg mass by Alicia Hermosillo. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10464

Bornella sarape from Mexico

June 15, 2002
From: Alicia Hermosillo

Dear Dr. Rudman,
After giving you a break on my postings, I come back with this very neat finding. Bornella sarape is a rather uncommon animal that had been reported last in 1980 by Dr. Hans Bertsch in Sayulita Nayarit (around 60 km north of my study area).

Hans and I were diving last Sunday and I came across this guy, I could not identify it on the spot but he certainly could and was pretty excited about it. I bet his uw pictures are going to be amazing. This specimen is 42 mm long and was found under a rock in Los Arcos, Bahia de Banderas, Mexico, 54 feet deep.
Alicia

gueri25@hotmail.com

Hermosillo, A., 2002 (Jun 15) Bornella sarape from Mexico. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/7179

Thanks Alicia,
Another interesting find,
Bill Rudman