Colga minichevi
Martynov and Baranetz, 2002

Order: NUDIBRANCHIA
Suborder: DORIDINA
Superfamily: ANADORIDOIDEA
Family: Polyceridae
Subfamily: Triophinae

DISTRIBUTION

Known only from the Kuril Islands, in Okhotsk Sea and northern Japan Sea

PHOTO

Iturup Island, intertidal, Russia, Pacific Ocean, July 23, 2005, under stones. Length: 4-5 cm. Photographer: Chernyshev A.V..

Colga minichevi Martynov and Baranetz, 2002 is very similar to Colga villosa and C. pacifica, but differs by smooth edge of the rhinophoral pockets and lacking of the rachidian tooth. This species is found from along the Kuril Islands, in Okhotsk Sea and northern Japan Sea (Martynov and Baranetz, 2002). See Colga pacifica for comparison of 3 known species

  • Martynov A.V., Baranetz O.N. (2002). A revision of the genus Colga Bergh (Opisthobranchia, Polyceridae), with description of a new species from the North Pacific. Ruthenica, 12(1): 23-43 (in Russian).
Authorship details
Chernyshev A.V., 2006 (April 12) Colga minichevi Martynov and Baranetz, 2002 . [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/colgmini

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Colga minichevi from Kuril Islands

April 13, 2006
From: Alexei Chernyshev

Here is some information on Colga minichevi

Colga minichevi Martynov and Baranetz, 2002 is very similar to Colga villosa and C. pacifica, but differs by smooth edge of the rhinophoral pockets and lacking of the rachidian tooth. This species is found from along the Kuril Islands, in Okhotsk Sea and northern Japan Sea (Martynov and Baranetz, 2002).

Locality: Iturup Island, intertidal, Russia, Pacific Ocean, July 23, 2005, under stones. Length: 4-5 cm. Photographer: Chernyshev A.V..

  • Martynov A.V., Baranetz O.N. (2002). A revision of the genus Colga Bergh (Opisthobranchia, Polyceridae), with description of a new species from the North Pacific. Ruthenica, 12(1): 23-43 (in Russian).

Alexei Chernyshev

tsher@bio.dvgu.ru

Chernyshev, A.V., 2006 (Apr 13) Colga minichevi from Kuril Islands. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16299

Dear Alexei,
Thanks for photos of these animals which most of us will never see alive.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 13). Comment on Colga minichevi from Kuril Islands by Alexei Chernyshev. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16299